Coronavirus
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Shipyards
Alang coronavirus scare sparks concern of another demo closure
Shipbreaking, which had only recently gradually emerged from lockdown, risks being put back on hold as news emerges of four…
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Operations
Australia cracks down on crew changes
Australia is cracking down on ships where seafarers are working beyond their original contract lengths. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority…
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Asia
Captain Harry Subramaniam, India’s great seafarer mentor, dies from Covid-19
One of the most influential people in Indian seafarer training circles died early today from Covid-19. Tributes have been paid…
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Operations
BIMCO launches Covid-19 crew change clause
International shipping association BIMCO has launched a special Covid-19 crew change clause for time charter parties. The new clause is…
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Operations
UK to convene international crew change summit
Marking the International Day of the Seafarer, the UK government has today announced it will host the first international summit…
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Contributions
What keeps me up at night
Concluding our series looking at issues shipping faces thanks to Covid-19, Graham Porter, the chairman of Tiger Group Investments, writes…
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Contributions
‘We really, really do not have much time left’
With the relaunch of the Splash website we asked some shipping luminaries to pen their thoughts on how our industry…
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Operations
Dubai airport to reopen for crew changes
Dubai is set to bring major relief to the crew change crunch with news that its airports will reopen to…
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Operations
World’s largest flag gives its blessing to keep seafarers at sea for 17 months
The world’s largest ship registry has given the go-ahead to keep seafarers at sea for another three months in a…
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Contributions
‘One of our biggest challenges is learning to cooperate and to accelerate’
With the relaunch of the Splash website we asked some famous names in shipping to pen their thoughts on how…
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Operations
Authorities clamp down on ships where seafarer contracts have expired
Authorities around the world are now taking action against ships where seafarers have been working beyond their contracts, without necessarily…
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Contributions
Covid reverses the primacy of our choices over our needs
With the relaunch of the Splash website we asked some famous names in shipping to pen their thoughts on how…
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Greater China
Frank Coles calls for modern day Berlin Airlift to resolve the crew change crisis
Wallem boss Frank Coles has called for a modern day ‘Berlin Airlift’ to fix the crew change crisis. The head…
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Operations
Cases of self-harm at sea increase
Cases of self-harm at sea are on the increase as the months stretch by without a global solution to the…
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Asia
Singapore steps up crew change measures with accomodation facilities
Singapore has taken a big step forward with its measures to facilitate crew changes in the city state, with the…
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Europe
Pope pays tributes to stranded seafarers
Pope Francis paid tribute yesterday to the hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck on ships due to the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Operations
ITF defends its decision to endorse seafarers’ rights to down tools
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has defended its to endorse seafarers’ rights to down tools despite a hail of criticism over…
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Operations
InterManager boss singles out Singapore, Qatar and Dubai for their poor handling of crew changes
Confusion and obfuscation reign in the public relations battle for the hearts and minds of seafarers, many of whom are…
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Operations
Unions ready to take action as crewing deadline passes
Today marks the deadline for what was described in May as the final day before crews working beyond their stipulated…
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Operations
Euronav lashes ‘lethargic’ international response to the humanitarian crisis at sea
Euronav, one of the world’s largest tanker operators, has hit out at the “lethargic” reaction by many governments around the…
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