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suitably lubricated. The supervising officer should inspect the wire for signs of damage and fatigue. Care should be taken to ensure a suitable amount of back tension is applied during spooling. This will reduce the likelihood of jamming when load is applied to the winch. Most ladders are designed to rest on the quayside and pivot at the point of attachment to the ship's hull. This can result in a significant concentration of loading stress, often compounded by movement of the vessel at the berth. Supervision of the vessel's access can monitor the extent of this movement and prevent the ladder becoming overloaded when large groups are assembled waiting to board or disembark. This is particularly important when the vessel is at anchor and the ladder is entirely suspended from the wire and davit arrangement. Signs indicating maximum loading should be attached to the ladder both at the top and bottom to advise on the capacity of the ladder at any one time. Source: NEPIA
COMMERCE Over capacity in iron ore vessels, tankers force drop in rates
Charter prices for iron ore vessels dropped anew on Wednesday, continuing five days of depreciation as the glut of vessels offset demand for imports to China, the largest buyer of the raw material used to make steel, according to Bloomberg. The report said hires have fallen about 13% from an almost three-month high on May 8. The shipping glut grew by about 80% compared to 2008, when earnings sky-rocketed to 40 times higher than what they are currently, according to UK-based ship finance firm, IHS Fairplay.
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Meanwhile, the benchmark cost of shipping two million barrels of Middle East crude oil to Asia also fell due to a growing number of tankers. The Baltic Exchange board indicated that charter hires for VLCCs dropped nine-tenths of a percent to 39.63. It was the biggest fall in rates since April 9, according to the index. The Baltic Dry Index was down 11 points to 861 on Wednesday in London.
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as saying. Three Russian sailors among a total of 18 crewmembers were rescued and have been sent to hospital without serious injuries, according to Xinhua. The rest sailors, including another five more Russian crew members boarded at the Wakkanai port, were confirmed safe.
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You can easily catch a Guatemala-bound flight from any US and Latin American cities. The main airport of the country is La Aurora International Airport situated at the outskirts of Guatemala City. Guatemala's secondary airport is situated at Flores in Peten.
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New York (Wed Cls) Fgn Currency in USD Britain (Pound) Canada (Dollar) China (Yuan) Euro India (Rupee) 1.5220 0.9828 0.1627 1.2875 0.0183 USD in Fgn Currency 0.6571 1.0175 6.1470 0.7767 54.7850 9748.00 102.3200 5.8514 41.2600 3.2500 31.4723 1.2470
Indonesia (Rupiah) 0.000103 Japan (Yen) Norway (Krone) Philippines (Peso) Poland (Zloty) Russia (Ruble) Singapore (Dollar) 0.009773 0.1709 0.0242 0.3078 0.0318 0.8019