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IMO and UNCTAD reiterate urgent crew repatriation message
Two UN bodies yesterday repeated urgent calls to quickly resolve the humanitarian crisis unfolding on ships across the world, stressing…
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Americas
Canada positions itself as crew change hub
Canada is positioning itself as a crew change hub with public and private sectors coming together to make the movement…
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Greater China
Hong Kong allows unrestricted crew changes
Hong Kong has made the biggest concessions in the crew change saga, making it possible for all seafarers calling the…
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After the flood
Back to normal, business as usual, regular working. All phrases to which millions of people have clung to during the…
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Europe
Covid-19 brings unique opportunity to reshape maritime as a more attractive career prospect
The working conditions created ashore by Covid-19 could serve as a springboard to making shipping a more attractive career opportunity,…
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Operations
Shipmanagers accelerate crew repatriation
More and more reports of shipmanagers carrying out successful crew changes are filtering in to the Splash newsdesk. More than…
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Chartered flights see crew changes take off
Crew changes are beginning to filter in with two weeks to go until the final deadline set by seafarer unions…
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Contributions
Port chaplains and the pandemic
Esteban Pacha, chair of the trustees of Stella Maris and a former ship’s captain, writes for Splash today on what…
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Operations
Six crew on livestock carrier contract coronavirus
Six crewmembers of a livestock carrier docked in Fremantle have tested positive for coronavirus. The arrived in Fremantle last Friday…
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Six crew on livestock carrier contract coronavirus
Six crewmembers of a livestock carrier docked in Fremantle have tested positive for coronavirus. The arrived in Fremantle last Friday…
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UN under pressure to alleviate ‘humanitarian disaster’ as number of stranded seafarers surpasses 200,000
The UN secretary-general was urged on Friday by shipping and trade unions leaders to persuade his 193 member states to…
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Chemical tanker owners confront ‘second wave’ impact of coronavirus
China’s economy may be coming back online but the sector faces uncertain demand, weaker freight rates and asset prices, writes…
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Operations
Thousands sign petition to support stranded seafarers
More than 5,000 people have signed the global petition Seafarers Matter aiming to draw the attention of the general public to…
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Contributions
Key workers deserve better
Pradeep Chawla from Anglo-Eastern urges governments to get a move on resolving the crew change issue. Covid-19 has caused unmeasurable…
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Asia
Owners are being charged hundreds of thousands of dollars to get crews changed in India
Shipping companies are being hit by a “ridiculous” slew of sky-high charges to get crews changed in India, with owners…
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Asia
Singapore eases crew change rules, eyes ‘halfway house’ concept
Documents from the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore seen by Splash today show the key Southeast Asian shipping…
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Operations
Five top names in shipmanagement discuss the future of the industry post-coronavirus
Today marks a shipmanagement special in the ongoing Maritime CEO Leader Series powered by Ocean Technologies Group, featuring five of…
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Operations
Shipping given one final month to resolve crew change issue
Employers and seafarer trade unions have agreed one final month’s extension before crews working beyond their stipulated contracts must be…
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Global Marine Travel makes crew change progress
In the ongoing crew repatriation battle Global Marine Travel (GMT) has partnered with the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) to…
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Contributions
A sailor’s rant
Over the weekend a thread by an Indian seafarer who goes by the handle @deven_sailor went viral on Twitter, arguing why…
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