The 25th scientific expedition is currently working at the Ukrainian polar station Akademik Vernadsky, and during all these years women had spent the winter there only a few times. In 1997-1998, four women scientists spent the winter as part of the second Antarctic expedition, but later this right was granted exclusively to men. It took more than 20 years for gender policy to change and the long-standing taboo to be finally broken…
The Antarctic Akademik Vernadsky station celebrates an important anniversary - 25 years since the day when the owner country changed. On February 6, 1996, the Union Jack was lowered at this Antarctic station and the Ukrainian flag was raised for the first time.
HHLA is expanding its intermodal business and extending its product range for fast, reliable and efficient hub-to-hub transport services in seaport-hinterland traffic.
On 12 August, the International Transport Workers’ Federation-affiliated Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union (MTWTU) of Ukraine helped 6 Ukrainian seafarers return home after they were duped by a notorious fake manning agent.
NIBULON shipbuilding and repair yard has launched its first new T410 project harbor pusher tug. The shipbuilding program provides for the building of the two T410 project tugs.
NIBULON is building the first transshipment terminal for grain, leguminous, and oilseeds shipments by water transport in Dnipropetrovsk region.
NIBULON’s General Director, Oleksiy Vadaturskyi, stated:
“We...
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The Liberia-flagged container ship Songa Iridium runs aground near the Rumelian Fortress on the Bosphorus, Istanbul.
A cargo ship collided with the shore...
