Seafarers
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Report urges regulators to update fatigue rules
Innovation consultancy Thetius has released the findings of a study which indicate that the maritime industry has fallen behind other…
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Etihad Airlines comes under fire over $1,500 surcharge for returning Filipino seafarers
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Airlines has come under fire for its decision to add a $1,500 surcharge for Filipinos heading home.…
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X-Press Pearl captain arrested
The Russian master of the fire-ravaged 2,700 teu was arrested yesterday and granted bail later in the day. Sri Lanka…
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China comes in for particular criticism for its failure to repatriate bodies of dead crew
China is coming in for particular criticism as more and more cases emerge of dead seafarers and the impossibility of…
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Denmark versus Finland last Saturday needs to be a wake-up call for us all
Christian Ayerst from Mental Health Support Solutions watched on in horror as a Danish football player collapsed on the pitch…
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Chief mate gets seven years in jail for smuggling $1.3bn worth of cocaine on MSC ship
The chief mate, Bosko Markovic, on the when it was arrested in Philadelphia in 2019 with a record haul of…
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Asian ports refuse entry to Covid-hit Evergreen ship with dead captain onboard
Nearly two months since the death of an Italian captain onboard Evergreen’s 5,090 teu and his family are still unable…
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Crew abandonment cases hit new high, many still going unreported
While shipping may have been enjoying improved fortunes of late, the scourge of crew abandonment shows no sign of easing.…
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India establishes seafarer vaccination programme at six major ports
India’s shipping minister over the weekend vowed to speed up the volume of vaccinations issued to the nation’s seafarers, but…
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Brazil requires foreign seafarers to quarantine to contain new Covid variants
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, recommended to the government last week that foreign seafarers entering the country lose their…
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Seafarers – scum of the earth
Former Wallem boss Frank Coles writes for Splash today. Exasperated at the treatment of seafarers, he suggests a two-week global…
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Nationwide seafarer vaccination programme launches in India
India’s Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) on Monday said it will launch a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive…
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BIMCO film pressures governments to protect the world’s seafarers
Few professions have suffered more during the pandemic than seafaring – the daily toll of extended stretches at sea with…
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Poor diets reduce seafarer productivity
A new survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that an unhealthy diet can cause a 20% reduction…
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Chinese seafarers to get access to new single-dose vaccine
The China Shipowners’ Association has written to transport and health authorities in Beijing to make a recently approved local single-shot…
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Europe still open to seafarers
Seafarers around the world can still travel to Europe to join vessels – even from countries facing fresh Covid-19 outbreaks…
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Hext hits out at two-faced charterers for including no-crew change clauses in contracts
The Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) held its 30th annual general meeting today in which strong words were levelled against many…
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All at sea: how are seafarers faring in an age of mental wellbeing?
Richard Turner, CEO of Tapiit Live, on the challenges we face to ensure happiness at sea Having been overlooked and…
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Covid outbreaks at sea immobilising entire crews
New variants of Covid-19 are immobilising entire crews, creating further panic and mayhem at sea, and highlighting the urgent need…
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InterManager seals deal for 1m Johnson & Johnson shots, seeks government approval
InterManager, the association for third party managers, has come good on its vow at the end of last month to…
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