Seafarers
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Operations
Officer shortfall forecast to widen
The current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen, despite the dampening effect of Covid-19.…
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The Missions to Seafarers launches new seafarer support campaign
The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new flagship campaign to address the severe welfare issues facing seafarers worldwide in…
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Chartered flights see crew changes take off
Crew changes are beginning to filter in with two weeks to go until the final deadline set by seafarer unions…
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Safer Waves seeks seafarer feedback on sexual assault and harassment
A new organisation has launched a confidential survey to collect the experiences of seafarers who have been subject to sexual…
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Contributions
Port chaplains and the pandemic
Esteban Pacha, chair of the trustees of Stella Maris and a former ship’s captain, writes for Splash today on what…
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UN under pressure to alleviate ‘humanitarian disaster’ as number of stranded seafarers surpasses 200,000
The UN secretary-general was urged on Friday by shipping and trade unions leaders to persuade his 193 member states to…
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Thousands sign petition to support stranded seafarers
More than 5,000 people have signed the global petition Seafarers Matter aiming to draw the attention of the general public to…
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Contributions
Key workers deserve better
Pradeep Chawla from Anglo-Eastern urges governments to get a move on resolving the crew change issue. Covid-19 has caused unmeasurable…
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Asia
Owners are being charged hundreds of thousands of dollars to get crews changed in India
Shipping companies are being hit by a “ridiculous” slew of sky-high charges to get crews changed in India, with owners…
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Shipping given one final month to resolve crew change issue
Employers and seafarer trade unions have agreed one final month’s extension before crews working beyond their stipulated contracts must be…
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Global Marine Travel makes crew change progress
In the ongoing crew repatriation battle Global Marine Travel (GMT) has partnered with the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) to…
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Contributions
A sailor’s rant
Over the weekend a thread by an Indian seafarer who goes by the handle @deven_sailor went viral on Twitter, arguing why…
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Asia
Manila partially reopens main airport
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), the main airport in the Philippines, reopened today for inbound international chartered and commercial…
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Asia
Crew of diverted tanker will face one month’s quarantine before they can get home
The , the aframax that altered course from Singapore to India on Tuesday at the behest of the ship’s master,…
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Asia
Japanese owners look at using offshore airport as crew change hub
A group of Japanese shipowners has formulated a plan to use a giant offshore airport as a hub for crew…
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Tankers
Master diverts Singapore-bound aframax to India, citing mental strain from prolonged working hours
Splash has learnt that the master of a ship under third party management has diverted for India, citing the mental…
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‘Uncertainty takes a terrible toll’: Seafarers Happiness Index founder
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, discusses the mood of crews around the world in the latest…
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IMO issues 12-step plan to get crews home
To assist governments to put in place coordinated procedures to facilitate the safe movement of seafarers, the International Maritime Organization…
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Seafarers poll reveals dread, fatigue and burn out onboard during the Covid-19 pandemic
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, has given some insight into the lives…
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Middle East
Oman makes crew change concessions
Oman is making crew change possible at its ports for seafarers whose contracts are up and have failed to get…
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