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.