Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports

The NDoT has issued a new Government Gazette – Disaster Management Act (57/2020): Measures to address, prevent and combat the spread of COVID-19 at Seaports.
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This year’s IMO World Maritime Day Parallel Event (WMDPE), which was scheduled to take place in South Africa this October, has been postponed. This has been confirmed by the South African Department of Transport.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the department said the postponement was due to travel restrictions as well as other health and safety regulations aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Past event – SAIMENA Durban Branch joint meeting 4 June 2019 – “OCEANOS: COULD WE REPEAT SUCH AN EPIC RESCUE?”

The Chairmen and Committees of the Durban branches of :
Society of Master Mariners SA, South African Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, and the Nautical Institute,
invite you to join them for a luncheon at which
Andrew Pike, Head of Ports, Transport and Logistics at Bowmans
will speak on
“OCEANOS: COULD WE REPEAT SUCH AN EPIC RESCUE?”

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Review of Costa Concordia Incident

Dear Sirs, Briefly, I have made a study of the Costa Concordia case for the last year and have now a paper of 150 pages on the subject. On Monday last I gave a presentation to the combined marine institutes in London and resulting from that, the overwhelming opinion was that there was a gross miscarriage of justice by the imprisonment of the Captain for manslaughter based on the delay to call muster stations directly.
Captain Michael Lloyd,
RD**,MNM, CCMar, FNI, RNR.

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2019 Declaration – Maritime Industry Dialogue feedback

2019 Declaration – Maritime Industry Dialogue
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Dear Stakeholder,
Thank you for your participation at the Maritime Dialogue event.
Please find copy of the dialogue Declaration at the conclusion of the event for your information and actioning.
Should you have ideas on how to implement any of the points, your suggestion will be welcomed
Thank you onceagain for your active interest and participation
Regards

Dumisani Theophelus Ntuli
Acting Deputy Director General: Maritime Transport
+27-12-3093331
+27 83 444 6553

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On 25th June every year, Day of the Seafarer celebrates the vital yet often hidden work done by seafarers to transport goods and commodities all around the globe. The film illustrates the unseen connections between those who serve at sea and the things we take for granted in our everyday lives.

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https://youtu.be/kMlOwfNyzC0?list=UUoQbQE-aEhVBywNRB-XsHOQ