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Following the pandemic situation, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti along with the Los Angeles Fire Department and Port of Los Angeles joined forces and provided longshore workers drive-through COVID-19 testing.

As the video notes, the port of Los Angeles moved 691,475 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, experiencing a decline of 9.6% in comparison to last year.

With shipping industry's goal to reduce carbon emissions until 2050, partners from leading organizations shake their hands and collaborated to step up sector's decarbonization.

As the video shows, the Aberdeen headquartered metal waste recycling and processing firm John Lawrie Metals and Kishorn Port Limited (KPL), dismantled the MV Kaami.

On July 11, two cargo ships collided in the Welland Canal, a waterway that connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. No injuries or pollution have been reported.

An inland container barge collided with the Willemsbrug bridge east of the port of Rotterdam on July 1. Three containers fell into the water, as a result of the accident.

The Dutch Safety Board issued an investigation on the loss of containers from the MSC Zoe in 2019, sharing valuable lessons learned on the shipping routes that pass the Wadden Islands to the north.

This year, the shipping industry celebrates the Day of the Seafarer under different circumstances; the COVID-19 crisis left thousands of sea workers stranded at sea due to travel restrictions, reiterating the importance to secure rights of our seafarers. As such, the 2020 Day of the Seafarer pays tribute to unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bulker 'Bluebill' collided with a railway bridge over the Chagres River in the Panama Canal. The bridge sustaines significant damage.

With the International Day of Seafarer coming ahead on 25th June, IMO calls Member States to recognize seafarers as key workers and exempt them from the travel restrictions of the pandemic.