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Tuesday, November 4, 2014
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Maritime News

Shippers Work ‘Ebola Clause’ Into Contracts

As Ebola persists in West Africa, shipping lines and traders are tweaking their contracts to protect themselves if the disease puts crews at risk of infection

November 4, 2014
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Monday, October 20, 2014
IMO Ebola Infographic: What You Need to Know On Board Ships and In Ports
Maritime News

IMO Ebola Infographic: What You Need to Know On Board Ships and In Ports

The chances of attracting the Ebola Virus Disease while onboard your ship or in port is extremely low, even if you find yourself traveling to and from the

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 15

Texas Lab Worker Isolated On Carnival Cruise Tests Negative for Ebola
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Texas Lab Worker Isolated On Carnival Cruise Tests Negative for Ebola

A Dallas hospital lab worker who spent much of a cruise holiday in isolation after possible exposure to Ebola, has tested negative for the disease, Carnival

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 4

Friday, October 17, 2014
Ebola: Texas Lab Worker Isolated Onboard Carnival Cruise Ship
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Ebola: Texas Lab Worker Isolated Onboard Carnival Cruise Ship

A lab worker at the Dallas hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan died and two other nurses have fallen ill is in isolation onboard a Carnival cruise

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa
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Ebola Fight: Royal Navy Medical Ship Deployed to West Africa

The UK Ministry of Defence is ramping up its efforts in the fight against Ebola with the deployment of troops, equipment and a medical ship to West Africa as

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 70

Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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Maritime News

Ports Tighten Ship Entry Procedures As Ebola Fears Spread

By Jonathan Saul, Gustavo Bonato and Ros Krasny Oct 8 (Reuters) – Brazil, Argentina and the United States have tightened port entry procedures for ships

October 8, 2014
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Carnival, Norwegian Shares Fall as Ebola Forces Lines to Skip Stops
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Carnival, Norwegian Shares Fall as Ebola Forces Lines to Skip Stops

Cruise line stocks fell after Carnival Corp. and a company being bought by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. canceled stops in West Africa over concerns

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 9

Friday, September 19, 2014
Another Ebola Scare As Malta Rejects Cargo Ship’s Entry
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Another Ebola Scare As Malta Rejects Cargo Ship’s Entry

The small Mediterranean island nation of Malta has rejected a cargo ship from entering its ports over fears that a sick crewmember onboard could have the Ebola

September 19, 2014
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
Cargo Ship From Africa Arrives in New Orleans With Sick Crew – Update
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Cargo Ship From Africa Arrives in New Orleans With Sick Crew – Update

A possible yet unlikely Ebola scare today in New Orleans after a foreign-flagged ship which recently called in Africa arrived with at least one critically ill

September 18, 2014
Total Views: 21

Thursday, September 4, 2014
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Maritime News

IMO Joins Ebola Travel Task Force

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has joined the World Health Organization's international ad hoc Ebola Travel and Transport Task Force as part of

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Ebola Virus Hits Bourbon’s First-Half Results
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Ebola Virus Hits Bourbon’s First-Half Results

The deadly Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is affecting Bourbon SA’s operations, the supplier of ships and crew to energy producers said after reporting it swung

September 3, 2014
Total Views: 9

Thursday, August 28, 2014
Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt
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Doctor Dies of Ebola In Nigeria’s Oil Hub Port Harcourt

A doctor in Nigeria's oil hub of Port Harcourt has died from Ebola after treating a contact of a Liberian-American man who was the first recorded case of the

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 14

Friday, August 15, 2014
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Island Nation Orders Vessel Quarantine Over Ebola Outbreak

Determined to keep the spread of the Ebola virus away from its shores, the small island nation of Cape Verde located off the coast of west Africa is taking

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 2

Thursday, August 7, 2014
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Maritime News

If Your Shipmate Gets Ebola…

If your ship intends to call in ports affected by the Ebola virus, here are some important safety measures via the World Health Organization and the Marshall

August 7, 2014
Total Views: 19

Monday, August 4, 2014
Shipping Industry Cautioned Over Ebola Outbreak
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Shipping Industry Cautioned Over Ebola Outbreak

The international shipping community is being warned of the potential dangers from the unprecedented Ebola virus outbreak in west

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 6
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