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Thursday, 26 November 2020

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US watchdog investigates 'potentially unreasonable practices' of boxship alliances

Tradewinds 24 Nov 2020

The move comes after complaints by shippers ......

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Seafarers recruitment and manning agents to undergo annual performance grading

Business Line 23 Nov 2020

There are some 412 DG Shipping approved RPSL agents and their CIP has to be completed by May ... Acting on complaints that seafarers were forced to pay money to RPSL agents and shipping companies for getting employment on board merchant ships, the DG Shipping has issued a circular in February this year seeking to end such unlawful practices....

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Barge rate increase expected to raise Alaska consumer prices

San Francisco Chronicle 23 Nov 2020

Alaska freight prices are overseen by the federal Surface Transportation Board without directly regulating how much shipping firms charge. The board only reviews the reasonableness of rates if consumers file formal complaints ... A portion of increased shipping costs is expected to be ......

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Apple targeted by privacy campaigner who took on Facebook

Messenger-Inquirer 18 Nov 2020

Apple’s ad tracking is the target of two complaints to Spanish and German authorities by a privacy advocate whose earlier legal battles are forcing Facebook to change the way it transfers data ... “With our complaints we want to enforce a simple principle ... Noyb in May also took aim at Google in a complaint, accusing the U.S....

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China detects coronavirus on seafood imports from India

The Independent 18 Nov 2020

Chinese customs officials discovered traces of coronavirus on seafood packages shipped from India on Wednesday, days after it suspended imports from another Indian company over similar complaints ... China has since rolled out a mass-testing campaign for local staff that came in contact with the infected batches of imported fish ...   ... Read more ... ....

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Apple targetted by privacy campaigner who took on Facebook

Beijing News 16 Nov 2020

Apple's ad tracking is the target of two complaints to Spanish and German authorities by a privacy advocate whose earlier legal battles are forcing Facebook to change the way it transfers data ... "With our complaints we want to enforce a simple principle ... Noyb in May also took aim at Google in a complaint, accusing the U.S....

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Privacy activist files complaints against Apple’s tracking tool

Business Line 16 Nov 2020

A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems on Monday filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities over Apple’s online tracking tool, alleging that it allows iPhones to store users’ data without their consent in breach of European law ... iPhone 11 was the most shipped smartphone in Q3 2020....

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China denies restricting Indian ship carrying Australian coal from leaving its port

Yahoo Daily News 13 Nov 2020

Beijing, Nov 13 (PTI) China on Friday denied that it has restricted an Indian ship carrying Australian coal from leaving its port following complaints of inordinate delay in permitting the vessel from unloading cargo leaving its 23-member crew stranded. The ship, 'Jag Anand', ......

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Erdogan’s new appointment could help toward resolving Kurdish conflict

Arab News 13 Nov 2020

ANKARA ... According to experts, this appointment, if supported by practical reforms, could signal a softer and more conciliatory tone in Turkey with regard to its Kurdish community ... “Amid the deteriorating economic conditions and increasing complaints about poverty, some core figures in the party may try to leave the sinking ship earlier,” she added....

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Passengers on First Cruise to Return to Caribbean Want Out After 5 People Get COVID

The Daily Beast 12 Nov 2020

At least five passengers aboard the first cruise ship to set sail in the Caribbean since the coronavirus pandemic began have tested positive, according to two passengers on the ship ... The news came just four days into the ship’s seven-day trip ... “So we ask ourselves is testing the way forward if it can still get onboard such a small ship?”....

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FDA sues Washington juice processor even after assets were sold

Capital Press 12 Nov 2020

“We shipped juice all over the world, nationally and internationally,” Bliesner said ... The complaint claims that Valley Processing violated federal law by selling adulterated food into interstate commerce, including nearly 3 million servings of apple juice for USDA’s school lunch program....

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Games Inbox: PS5 UK release date, Xbox Series X games line-up, and best Switch co-op games

Metro UK 12 Nov 2020

PlayStation 5 – it’s out today, but not here (pic. Sony) ... The Witcher Tales ... The longest week ... GC ... I spent the whole of Monday refreshing my email waiting for a shipping notice. By mid-afternoon I was worried, so I reached out to GAME using a contact who had dealt with a previous complaint. They responded quite quickly and assured me it had been shipped ... ....

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New York state sues Sotheby's for allegedly helping collector evade tax on $27m of art

The Art Newspaper 09 Nov 2020

The 41-page complaint, filed in the New York State Supreme Court on Friday by attorney general Letitia James, alleges that Sotheby's violated the New York False Claims Act by helping an unnamed collector pose as an art dealer so they could illegally claim sales-tax exemptions intended for the art trade....