The European Transport Workers' Federation ETF is calling on members of the European Parliament to adopt measures to protect the jobs of European seafarers employed on ferries. Their plea comes against a backdrop of a trend by ship-owners to replac The European Transport Workers' Federation ETF...
The European Commission approved, on 13 June, an Estonian social aid for European seafarers, for the 2007-2012 period. The measure consists of a reimbursement of social charges for European seafarers working on board ... The European Commission approved, on 13 June, an Estonian social aid...
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. -- Cogent Systems (Nasdaq: COGT) today announced its biometric fingerprint technology is integrated by 3M Corporation (NYSE: MMM) for the first operational implementation of the Seafarers' Identity Document SID program worldwide by a ratified country of the International Labour Organization ILO agreement, taking place in Nigeria. In...
Long before English settlers landed in Jamestown or Plymouth, Vikings, English, French, and Basque seafarers all made landfall in what is now the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. This part of North America seems to reach out into the At Long before English settlers landed...
The European Commission authorised, on 27 June, an income tax and social insurance refund mechanism for Swedish shipping. The measure is only available for Swedish tax-liable seafarers working on board Swedish-flagged vessels. The objective is to dec The European Commission authorised, on 27 June, an income...
Mar. 27--MUMBAI, India -- As ship owners, Insa members feel they do not come under its purview.When Merchants Shipping Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers Rules 2005 took effect on March 17, only 60 manning agents of the country were found to ha Mar. 27--MUMBAI, India --...
EVERYONE loves the U.S. Coast Guard. Its cutters, with their white-painted hulls and orange stripes, offer the world a kinder and gentler image of American military power. It rescues seafarers in distress, protects marine life, oversees safety in ports and coastal waters, and combats illegal immigration and drug trafficking, making...
Business Times Malaysia 11-03-2003 BRUSHING aside opinions and views from the global shipping industry, the European Commission EC has unilaterally proceeded to enforce its controversial law which bans the entry of single-hull oil tankers f Business Times Malaysia ...
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