Category: Roberta Weisbrod
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Worldwide Ferry Safety Association announces Niger ferry design winners
Worldwide Ferry Safety Association announces Niger ferry design winners On February 20, the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association (WFSA) announced the awardees of the international maritime student design competition for a safe affordable ferry, this time for a ferry for the Niger River in Nigeria using renewable energy as means of propulsion. Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, WFSA…
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Op-Ed: The impact of climate change on shipping
Op-Ed: The impact of climate change on shipping By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director, Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Ocean workers are on the front line of climate change, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) concludes based on a massive survey conducted with the Gallup Organization of workers in a range of fields. The survey, of 147,000 workers in…
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Op-Ed: Thinking of privatizing NOAA? Think again
Op-Ed: Thinking of privatizing NOAA? Think again By Dr. Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director of the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), encompassing the National Weather Service, the National Ocean Service, fisheries, and weather satellites, provides critically important information to shipping businesses, the military, and ordinary citizens. NOAA is the world…
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A historic moment for ferry transport in Africa
A historic moment for ferry transport in Africa By Roberta Weisbrod, Executive Director at Worldwide Ferry Safety Association Last month in Marrakech, a city in Morocco, something extraordinary unfolded. Interferry’s 48th annual conference marked a significant milestone as it was the first event of its kind held on the African continent. The conference focused on…