Seafarers
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Manila creates dedicated ‘green lane’ for seafarers
The government in the Philippines, the world’s top crewing hub, is creating a green lane for seafarers to finally speed…
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Cases of suicide at sea leap as details of key crew change summit emerge
July 9 is the date for the UK-convened summit on crew changes, which will engage stakeholders from across the world,…
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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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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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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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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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The nurse who decided to go to sea
Women working at sea are a rarity. A woman captaining a merchant ship rarer still. So with today marking the…
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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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Welfare 2.0 report highlights lack of funding for human factor start-ups
Satellite communications giant Inmarsat has tapped Splash columnist Nick Chubb, the founder of consultancy Thetius, to pen a research paper…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ITF gives its blessing for seafarers to down tools
Monday saw the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) give the go-ahead for stranded seafarers everywhere to down tools in potentially…
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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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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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