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Colombia: Dimar adelanta el control y vigilancia de playas, terrenos de bajamar y aguas marítimas en Islas del Rosario y Barú, en Cartagena

Fuente: DIMAR Como parte de las labores de la Dirección General Marítima (Dimar) para el control y vigilancia de playas, terrenos de bajamar y aguas marítimas, la Entidad a través de la Capitanía de Puerto de Cartagena adelanta inspecciones en las Islas del Rosario y Barú. Estas actividades se encuentran enfocadas en la identificación de posibles ocupaciones indebidas ya sea en muelles, estructuras en playas, edificaciones, entre otras. Asimismo, funcionarios de la Autoridad Marítima han realizado inspecciones de control a concesiones, en las cuales se verifica el cumplimiento de las áreas y actividades autorizadas a desarrollar por parte de particulares. Las inspecciones continuarán realizándose, con el fin de recopilar toda la información técnica necesaria de las ocupaciones indebidas y remitir a las autoridades competentes de Cartagena, con el propósito que se tomen las acciones policivas como estipula ley colombiana. La Capitanía de Puerto de Cartagena invita a las personas interesadas en llevar a cabo eventos en zonas de playas u otras actividades de carácter comercial que requieran permisos y/o concesión ante la Autoridad Marítima, a consultar a través de la sede electrónica los requisitos exigidos. A su vez, a través de esta plataforma, los ciudadanos también pueden adelantar la totalidad de los

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ALTA participó en simposio que se celebró en São Paulo sobre Nueva visión de la seguridad – Factor humano & Comunicación – en el Manejo de la Crisis

Con el fin de compartir experiencias en situaciones críticas a través de los profesionales del sector, el director de Seguridad de ALTA, Virginio Corrieri, participó en el simposio y destacó las actividades a cargo de ALTA para permitir el desarrollo de un transporte aéreo más seguro, eficiente y responsable con el medio ambiente en la región.

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State Senate officially designates Port of Long Beach’s new span

Source: Port of Long Beach The Port of Long Beach’s new cable-stayed span was designated as the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge on Wednesday after receiving approval from the state Senate. Connecting Terminal Island to downtown Long Beach, the iconic bridge opened in October 2020 as part of the state highway system. The Port handed over ownership of the bridge to Caltrans, placing responsibility for the bridge’s name with the state Legislature. “Since our new bridge officially opened in 2020, it has been a bright new landmark for our city – welcoming visitors from close to home and around the world,” said Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. “The approval of its official name as the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge perfectly fits all that it represents, and we are excited to have it serve our community and our great Port for generations to come.” “The new name reflects that this truly is a bridge to everywhere by connecting Long Beach to the rest of the world as a critical link in the global supply chain,” said Port of Long Beach Executive Director Mario Cordero. “The Long Beach International Gateway Bridge represents our ongoing commitment to invest in infrastructure projects that

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WFS to Focus on Reshaping Airline Resilience Post-COVID

Source: IATA The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2022 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on reshaping airline resilience. The event will take place from 19-22 September in Doha, Qatar, with Qatar Airways as the host airline. Following the greatest shock to aviation in history, the industry is emerging rapidly from the pandemic and government-mandated travel restrictions of the past two years. Industry losses are expected to reduce to $9.7 billion this year from nearly $180 billion in red ink in 2020-21. As travel barriers fall in most regions, very strong demand is supporting expectations for a recovery to pre-COVID-19 traffic levels by 2024, with profitability a possibility in 2023. At the same time airline debt levels have soared as carriers borrowed to stay aloft during the crisis. And finance departments across the industry will face challenges as the industry achieves its 2050 fly net zero commitment.  “Airlines are resilient. Now is the time to build on the hard work and difficult restructurings of the past two years to seize opportunities coming out of the crisis. Finance will play a vital role in supporting the ongoing recovery while creating a sustainable capital structure to support our ambitious environment agenda,”

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WTTC: Nearly 50,000 Travel & Tourism jobs in Portugal could remain unfilled

Source: WTTC A new analysis of staff shortages by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed a labour shortfall in Portugal, with nearly 50,000 Travel & Tourism jobs across the country predicted to be unfilled. The research looked into labour shortages across Portugal and other major Travel & Tourism destinations, such as the U.S., France, Spain, the UK, and Italy. The data shows Portugal is forecasted to see a shortfall of 49,000 workers in the third quarter of 2022, with one in 10 vacancies expected to remain unfilled this year, making it the least affected country of those analysed. Before the pandemic, in 2019, more than 485,000 people were employed in Travel & Tourism in Portugal. But 2020 saw the loss of over 80,000 jobs.* Portugal saw the beginning of the recovery in 2021, with a 32.6% growth to the sector’s contribution to the national economy. However, staff shortages have been prevalent in the country, with thousands of vacancies that remain unfilled, putting the sector under pressure. WTTC analysis shows Portugal’s hotel industry is expected to be the worst affected, as both hotels and food and beverage segments are forecasted to have 13% (one in eight) and 12%

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Port of Hamburg boosts container throughput market share

Source: Port of Hamburg The container throughput trend in the Port of Hamburg in the first half of 2022 was more positive than expected. Total throughput of 4.4 million TEU – 20-ft standard containers – in the first six months of the year represented slight growth of 0.9 percent. Compared to the major competing ports of Antwerp-Bruges, Rotterdam and Bremen/Bremerhaven in Northern Europe, all reporting downturns in container handling, Hamburg was the only major port in the range to report an increase. At the four major ports in the European North Range, for the first six months average container throughput fell by 4.6 percent. Against this trend Hamburg, gained 1.1 percentage points, being the only top port to achieve growth in container handling. At 61.8 million tons, throughput in Germany’s largest universal port was 2.7 percent lower than in the comparable period of the previous year. The drop in the total throughput can be explained by the weaker figure for bulk cargo handling. At 17.6 million tons, handling in Hamburg was down by 8.9 percent. Totals for each of the three segments were lower. At 3.0 million tons, suction cargoes were down by 7.2 percent, at 10.2 million tons, grab

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CLIA announces Cruise Week dates and activities

Source: CLIA CLIA has confirmed this year’s Cruise Week will take place from September 16-25. The annual event will see a host of trade-friendly cruise initiatives and updates made available for agents. CLIA is calling on agents to ‘Get Onboard’, by giving a keen focus on cruise during the week, so they can benefit from the wider PR activity being undertaken. The ‘Get Onboard’ theme also extends to holidaymakers, with the week showcasing the many reasons people choose to take a cruise holiday. Specific trade activity includes: A host of marketing and social media activities, with shareable content and a particular focus on cruise destinations. A countdown will shortly begin online to help agents achieve maximum exposure From its Trade Working Groups, CLIA will share sales tips from cruise line executives to support travel agents looking to increase their sales A number of special Cruise Week webinars Exclusive cruise line deals and incentives for the trade, to be published in the membership area of the CLIA website A special Cruise Week page on CLIA’s website, offering a practical checklist of the ways in which agents can capitalise on the week and their CLIA membership, as well as download assets Agents

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