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Marine Online’s Global Connectivity Sustains Full Service Shipbroking

Vessels’ ship sales and purchase unfazed by pandemic

SINGAPORE, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Across the last decade, the global shipbroking market enjoyed growth from various drivers including increasing global seaborne trade, falling oil prices, swift economic growth and rising energy consumption. Unfortunately, the pandemic disrupted shipping industry, and made its way into vessel sales and purchase.

Travel restrictions made it significantly harder for buyers to source for the right ships. Similarly, a smaller pool of buyers compelled sellers to release their vessels at a loss. Tightened safety controls thwarted vessel inspections which further threatened sales and purchase – causing buyers and sellers to reconsider their decisions.

Marine Online helps both buyers and sellers bypass disruptions in vessels sales and purchase. Unrestricted geographically, its platform offers a broad network, acting as an effective bridge between both buyers and sellers. Surveys can also be carried out by Marine Online’s authorised service providers worldwide upon a successful transaction.

Bharat Bahl, Marine Online’s Sales and Purchase Manager highlighted: “In this challenging economic climate, our platform effectively converges all buyers and sellers. Additionally, our wide network of authorised service providers is able to carry out necessary surveys, clearances and other marine services wherever the vessel is located. Marine Online’s team of experienced professionals would be overseeing the whole process, ensuring smooth and secure transactions.”

Marine Online is a client-centric platform providing maritime professionals with effective vessel sales and purchase solutions. To date, Marine Online has transacted for both buyers and sellers worldwide including Indonesia, China, Singapore and Vietnam.

About Marine Online (Singapore) Pte Ltd

Marine Online is the world’s first one-stop integrated platform specialising in maritime services for the global market. Launched in 2019, it has provided various maritime services through its revolutionary A.I and Big Data enabled platform to regional ship and cargo owners. With its portfolio of 8 major services, Marine Online shapes the future of maritime by using cutting edge technology to create business opportunities and connections. For more information, visit marineonline.com

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Mindray Defines Future of Imaging Technologies with New General Imaging, Women’s Healthcare and Cardiology Ultrasound Solutions

SHENZHEN, China, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mindray (SZSE: 300760), a global leading developer and provider of medical devices and solutions, has announced the launch of its new General Imaging, Women’s Healthcare, and Cardiology ultrasound solutions on May 28, 2021. Underpinned by the theme “Innovation Defines”, each solution is specifically designed to increase the strength of diagnostic evidence available to doctors to ensure better patient care.

Mindray Defines Future of Imaging Technologies with New General Imaging, Women’s Healthcare and Cardiology Ultrasound Solutions

“For over 30 years, innovation has been deeply-rooted in Mindray’s DNA. With hospital systems growing and expanding, it is imperative for the healthcare industry to continue to go beyond designing individual products to engineering connected healthcare solutions. It is with this holistic view that we can ensure an improved healthcare experience for patients, whilst helping to expand clinical capacity,” said He Xujin, General Manager of Mindray Medical Imaging Systems. “The launch of our latest ultrasound solutions marks a milestone for Mindray, as we continue to pioneer new platforms under the guiding principle, ‘Innovation Defines’”.

Mindray’s General Imaging ultrasound solutions are equipped with a number of advanced technologies, including high frame rate contrast-enhanced ultrasound (HiFR CEUS), comprehensive HiFR elastography, and enhanced quantification measurement for a new level of image clarity. These features provide clinicians with extensive tools for more precise diagnosis and treatment — giving them reinforced confidence for improved patient outcomes.

The Women’s Healthcare ultrasound solutions offer a diversified range of expert tools that includes Smart Scene 3D, Smart Planes CNS, Smart ICV, Smart Pelvic and Smart ERA. These features have been designed and inspired by the daily work of clinicians with the aim of enhancing efficiency for OBGYN applications, including IVF, neonatal and postpartum.

For cardiovascular clinicians, Mindray’s new Cardiology ultrasound solutions include TEE imaging, HiFR V-Flow, Wall Shear Stress (WSS), real time IMT. These technologies allow for truly accurate visualization, which arms clinicians with extra evidence for diagnostic certainty.

Mindray draws upon its deep insights into unmet clinical needs to provide clinicians with comprehensive imaging solutions that allow for precise diagnoses and treatments across different applications. The three latest medical imaging solutions combine extraordinary technologies with smart applications and an intuitive workflow that elevates the quality of clinical data to a higher level. At the same time, patients can benefit from faster medical imaging and more accurate detection of potential complications, all at the point of care.

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Dismissal of Major General Jeremy Veary confirmed

PRETORIA – In light of the huge media and public interest in the matter of Major General Jeremy Veary, the South African Police Service can confirm that a sanction of dismissal imposed on the Major General was endorsed by the National Commisnsioner of the South African Police Service on Friday, 28 May 2021.

General Veary was subjected to a disciplinary process following social media posts he made of messages and images between late last year and, earlier this year and caused the same to be circulated via the social media network.

Some of the messages were directed at the National Commissioner and contained words that were considered derogatory, offensive, insulting and disrespectful to the National Commissioner thus bringing the National Commissioner and the South African Police Service into disrepute.

These actions were considered a misconduct in terms of the SAPS Disciplinary Regulations and therefore warranted a departmental action.

Source: South African Police Service

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Police seek identity of murdered woman: Gqeberha

GQEBERHA – Detectives at SAPS Bethelsdorp are urgently seeking the community’s assistance in tracing the next of kin and identifying the body of a female, found murdered this morning, in Booysens Park.

It is alleged that at about 06:50, the body of an unknown female was found by a passer-by in Nooigedaght Street in Booysens Park. The woman sustained two stab wounds (in the neck and cheek).

The motive and circumstances surrounding the murder is unknown at this stage. No arrest has been made. Police are investigating a case of murder.

The deceased is an african female between the ages of 19 and 23 years old. She was wearing a peach/pink jersey, black takkies and a grey skirt.

Anyone who can assist police in identifying the woman or may know her next of kin or may know of the circumstances of her murder is asked to contact Detective Constable Alyssa Goldman on 082 077 9086 or Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or their nearest police station. All information is confidential and callers may remain anonymous.

Source: South African Police Service

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Alleged Dududu drug dealer nabbed for attempted murder

In the early hours of Sunday morning, police members from Dududu South African Police Service (SAPS) received information that men at a tavern were threatening patrons with firearms.

Police responded to the complaint and upon arrival at the tavern, noticed men seated outside the tavern fitting the description.

The police members approached and immediately recognised one man as a known drug dealer.

One of the suspects produced two firearms and shot towards the approaching police members. The members retaliated and the suspect was subsequently shot in his left thigh and buttocks.

His firearms, a Magnum revolver with three empty cartridges and a Norinco pistol with five live rounds of ammunition, with the serial number erased, fell on the ground. No members were injured during the shootout and the other man fled towards the bushes.

Upon searching the suspect, a further five live 9mm rounds were found in his pocket. The suspect was immediately arrested and taken to the hospital for medical attention under police guard.

The recovered firearms will be subjected to ballistic testing.

The suspect, aged 26, will appear at Vulamehlo Magistrate’s Court as soon as he is discharged from hospital on charges of attempted murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition charges.

Source: South African Government News Agency

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Tourism Equity Fund: Minister calls for patience

Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has called for patience from those seeking answers regarding their Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) applications.

“We further call on those who are working with these entrepreneurs to be patient and understand that the matter is in the hands of the courts,” Kubayi-Ngubane said.

This comes after a court challenge brought by AfriForum and Solidarity resulted in the Fund being halted.

The two organisations launched an urgent application to the court after the Minister of Tourism announced that the department’s fund for the recovery of the tourism sector is only accessible to people who qualify for Black Economic Empowerment (BEE).

Addressing the media in Pretoria, Kubayi-Ngubane extended gratitude to those who have expressed words of solidarity with the department as it fights for what is a just and fair cause.

“As our legal team prepares to present and represent us in yet another court battle on transformation of the tourism sector, we do so with our unwavering resolve that the fund is a necessary intervention, within the constitutional values and imperatives for the creation of an equal society and addressing the imbalances of our country’s past.

“It is our view that these perpetual obstructions to the transformation of the sector come at a high price for those who suffered as a result of serious marginalisation and oppression which dominated our unfortunate and sad history,” Kubayi-Ngubane said.

On 26 January 2021, the department launched the Tourism Equity Fund (TEF) as part of the implementation of the commitments made during State of the Nation Address 2020 and the Department of Tourism’s efforts to transform the sector.

The TEF was developed taking from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition model of black-industrialists to fast-track transformation in response to 2015 and 2018 State of Transformation reports.

Kubayi-Ngubane said sector players had during consultation on the state of transformation urged the department to take efforts and implement programmes that will transform the sector after concerns of the snail pace transformation.

Last month, the High Court in Pretoria interdicted the processing of applications for the TEF. The court felt it necessary to temporarily halt the processing of TEF until such time that the main application in the matter can be heard.

Kubayi-Ngubane said her department’s mission is to get the matter through the court processes.

She is hopeful that given the nature of the urgency of the matter, Solidarity and AfriForum will agree to an expedited mechanism so as not to disadvantage the thousands of people who have applied since the launch.

“We must express our appreciation on the eagerness shown by many applicants who have responded to the call to apply. Prior to the interdict, Sefa reported that the value of the rands of total applications that qualify for final adjudication stood at about R5.6 billion.

“We must re-emphasise that our efforts to transform the sector remains steadfast. We have instructed our legal representatives to proceed with our defence to stop attempts by AfriForum and Solidarity to oppose and render the criteria unconstitutional,” the Minister said.

Kubayi-Ngubane said the delays in implementing the TEF will negatively affect black businesses which have already negotiated deals and applied for the funding through Sefa.

Source: South African Government News Agency