Seafarers
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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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Mental health and honey badgers: No laughing matter
Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, writes for Splash demanding organisational change ashore and at sea. I’m a…
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Crews ships to the rescue
Container shipping consultant Andy Lane suggests out of work cruise ships could solve certain parts of the crew change crisis.…
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Canada joins Australia in committing to get overworked crews home
Transport Canada has issued a notice that it intends to finally enforce the Maritime Labour Convention provisions on duration of…
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Seven feared dead as ship sinks off Turkey
A Palau-flagged general cargo ship sank off the coast of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Bartin, with four of the…
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More crew change complications emerge as virus mutates
Crew changes are once more becoming difficult as much of the world locks down again following the emergence of several…
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Urgent advice as cases of suicide at sea continue to climb
Suicide among today’s seafarers is on the increase and is being fuelled as much by the negative aftermath of the…
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Seafarer jumps ship, charged with breaking Covid-19 protocols in Western Australia
A Vietnamese seafarer who jumped ship in Albany and swam to shore over the weekend created headlines and a Covid-19…
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Shipmanagement 2021: Covid and the lost generation of quality crew
In the first of a two-part preview of shipmanagement priorities in 2021, the world’s top shipmanagers discuss crew welfare and…
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My vow to help the lives of seafarers
Manish Singh, CEO of Ocean Technologies Group, outlines his new year’s resolutions to help improve the lot of seafarers, urging…
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Covid-19 variants spook Manila, crew change bans put in place
New strains of Covid-19 detected in the UK and South Africa are spooking immigration authorities around the world. The variants…
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Sri Lanka’s offshore crew transit hub gains traction
A public-private partnership that has been approved by the Sri Lanka government to carry out crew changes through an offshore…
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UN agency finds governments in breach of international law, urges quick fix to the crew change crisis
In a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found that governments have breached seafarers’ rights and failed to…
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Manila, Singapore seafarer safe corridor preparations progress
Singaporean authorities have green lighted hotel conditions in Manila as seafarer safe corridor preparations between the Philippines and the key…
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Drones come to the rescue in Covid battle at sea
Panagiotis Galanis reports on the the first transportation of rapid Covid tests for seafarers using drones. The ancient Greek poet…
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UN calls for seafarers to be designated as key workers to resolve crew change crisis
The United Nations General Assembly has called on UN member states to designate seafarers as key workers and implement measures…
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Deliver seafarers home for Christmas campaign launches
It’s the first of the month, advent calendars are being opened, Christmas trees decorated and presents bought. However, there are…
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Map details rising incidents of crew abandonment
Cases of crew abandonment are on the rise again, albeit the world has been given far greater transparency on where…
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Qatar Airways unveils industry-first Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport
The airline that has ferried more seafarers around the world than any other during the pandemic has gone an extra…
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