22/07/2020 - eBlue Economy

eBlue Economy22/07/2020

Breaking News : The Royal Navy is to ban the use of ‘unmanned’ and ‘manpower’ in a bid to fight fears of sexism

The Royal Navy is to ban the use of ‘unmanned’ and ‘manpower’ in a bid to fight fears of sexism. First Sea Lord Tony Radakin has called for the changes to be rolled out to avoid female recruits feeling excluded. Sources said there was an acceptance within the force that…

Organisations : IMO to reset meetings calendar

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that the original 2020 calendar of meetings has now been rescinded, as work gets under way to reschedule IMO meetings. The Organization advised in a Circular Letter that the IMO Council, which is meeting by correspondence for its thirty-second extraordinary session (C/ES.32), is considering the…

: Marek Grzybowski write to ” Blue Economy” The ships are travelling slower than the tea clippers

Today, cargo ships are sailing 17.4% slower than before the Lehman Brothers collapse, according to Clarkson Research experts. Ships with bulk cargo and containers began to travel slower as a result of the financial crisis that hit the global economy after the Lehman Brothers collapse. The economies of China, Europe,…