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Anglo-Eastern secures recruitment reprieve in India 

Hong Kong-based shipmanager Anglo-Eastern has won a reprieve in India, where its recruitment ban has been put on hold. 

Splash reported yesterday on India’s Directorate General of Shipping’s decision to suspend the manager’s recruitment placement and service licence (RPSL) for three years on the back of a long-running case involving the death of a seafarer on one of the company’s managed bulk carriers. 

Following a detailed review by the principal officer of the Mercantile Marine Department in Mumbai, the licence suspension has been put on hold. 

“It thus remains and continues to be business as usual for our Indian crewing division, with no disruption to our day-to-day operations, employment of Indian seafarers, or their joining schedules,” Anglo-Eastern stated in a post on LinkedIn, adding thanks to the more than 12,000 seafarers who signed a petition. 

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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