shipping

During the day, the Russian military attacked the sea corridor twice.

Three major Greek shipping companies have stopped transporting Russian oil in recent weeks to avoid US sanctions.

According to Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Ukraine needs to return to the status of a maritime state and develop in this direction.

The new shipping corridor from the ports of Great Odesa is attracting more and more European insurance companies.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) called on Russia to comply with international conventions and stop threats to merchant shipping in the Black Sea.

As a whole, the Verkhovna Rada adopted draft Law No. 7651 “On Inland Water Transport” regarding shipping during the introduction of a state of war or state of emergency.

Currently, projects of routes for the movement of small vessels along the Dniester and Turunchuk rivers should be developed. After that, they will need to be coordinated with the military and border guards.

Women hold 23.8% of management positions in shipping, but the gender pay gap is still high at around 40%.

Four months later, the container ship Ever Given crosses the Suez Canal again.

A seaman’s work and life at sea is limited by the size of the vessel. And the cabin is the place where you have to live for several months in a row. The psyche of the sailor and, in many respects, the success of the voyage itself depends on how the cabin is arranged. It is good if the vessel is designed to a high standard, with large living quarters, seating areas and comfortable living conditions. However, there are a lot of vessels with small cabins, shared toilets and showers, where there are no additional amenities, for example, saunas, gyms, etc. What kind of seafarers’ cabins should be by standards and how are the things with living quarters on vessels in reality – in a review from USM.