Seafarers
- Dry Cargo
48 ships with Australian coal still stranded off China’s coastline
The number of coal carriers stranded off China with banned Australian coal has ducked under the 50 mark, but still…
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Unions demand worldwide seafarer vaccination programme
The Nautilus Federation, a group of 22 trade unions representing seafarers and inland waterways workers, has issued a statement calling…
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Wakashio master: ‘I was under the influence of alcohol’
Further bombshells have been unearthed in the ongoing court proceedings looking into the grounding off Mauritius. Senior personnel including the…
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Eleven new cases of crew abandonment in opening weeks of 2021
While this week has seen some hard fought crew abandonment cases come to a merciful close there’s no sign that…
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Crew care app launches
A group of maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of…
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Seafarer shortage warning post-pandemic
The global crew change crisis could lead to a shortage of seafarers if exhausted crew choose to leave the shipping…
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Charterers and owners come under renewed pressure to resolve China coal carrier crewing crisis
Charterers and shipowners are coming under renewed pressure to stump up cash to alleviate the anguish and monotony of the…
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3 crew dead after fire hits Greatship PSV off Mumbai
Three seafarers have been found dead after a fire hit the Greatship-owned platform supply vessel on Saturday. The vessel, on…
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Cyprus lays out how to get all seafarers vaccinated
The Cyprus shipping deputy ministry has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid-19 vaccinations to seafarers in response…
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How high levels of sugar can impact seafarers’ behaviour and productivity
There were plenty of interesting takeaways from MCTC’s recent health and nutrition conference. Poor nutrition is not about how much…
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China suspends crew changes for two shipmanagers
China’s Ministry of Transport has announced a decision to suspend the crew change operations for all the vessels of two…
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Bulk carrier detained at Antwerp’s Liberation Dock highlights continued crew change difficulties
The plight of the crew onboard the bulk carrier highlights both the ongoing crew change crisis and subsequent supply chain…
Read More » - Middle East
Iran allows crew of detained Korean tanker to head home
Iran has agreed to allow all bar one of the crew of the South Korean tanker to head home. The…
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Liberia becomes first flag to sign up to crew change declaration
A missing part of the jigsaw to get crew home has been found. The Liberian Registry has signed the Neptune…
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Rapid, inexpensive testing is the real solution to the crew change Covid-19 crisis
Mitul Dave from AlphaRize Management on one way to ensure seafarers can get home. The crew change crisis continues to…
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Myanmar coup puts crewing agents on edge
The military coup in Myanmar overnight has sent shockwaves through the Southeast Asian shipping community. The army has ousted the…
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Crumbs of comfort for crew
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, on some of the improvements seen on life at sea during…
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Why the MLC is failing as a regulatory response to the Covid-19 global pandemic
Carolyn Graham on the real weaknesses of the Maritime Labour Convention, and how to fix them. In a January 13,…
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Maritime stakeholder initiative launches to resolve the crew change crisis
More than 300 companies and organisations have joined forces to help resolve the crew change crisis. The Neptune Declaration on…
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Quarantining like criminals in a prison camp: Seafarers Happiness Index
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals both the ongoing struggles of the…
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