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Indian Seafarers Remains The Most Abandoned In The World: Report

18May

Business

Indian Seafarers Remains The Most Abandoned In The World: Report

According to data obtained from the International Transport Workers (ITF), the Indian sailors are the most abandoned in the world. This is the second time in a row, India topping the list. Reportedly, in less than six months, over 411, Indian sailors are already abandoned on ships. Of all the seafar...

How Many Containers Lost In The Sea In A Year

24Mar

Business

How Many Containers Lost In The Sea In A Year

The World Shipping Council's report, "Containers Lost at Sea – 2023" published in May 2023, unveiled startling statistics regarding container losses in 2022. Despite the vast volume of goods transported annually, comprising 250 million packed and empty containers valued at over $7 trillion, only 661...

Vyomorozka: One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World

14Feb

Business

Vyomorozka: One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World

The process of ‘Vyomorozka’ is roughly translated as ‘freezing out’ is a work in Russia that involves chipping away at the ice encasing the ships to look for areas in need of repair. Workers in Russia’s Far East endure subzero temperatures to maintain ships during the bitter Siberian winter. It i...

106-Year-Old Ship Tracing Back Charles Darwin’s Footsteps after 200 Years

8Jan

World

106-Year-Old Ship Tracing Back Charles Darwin’s Footsteps after 200 Years

In South Atlantic port of Stanley lies a very special vessel getting ready to continue its special voyage, named as Darwin200 Global Voyage. “Oosterschelde”, the 106-year-old three-masted sailing ship is on a two-year long journey tracing back the footsteps of British naturalist and geologist Charle...