April 9th, 20200The European Commission (EC) is making moves to alleviate the crew change crunch brought about by travel restrictions from the coronavirus. The EC has issued guidelines to provide crew with recommendations on health, repatriation and travel arrangements. The EC has also called on member states to create a network of ports where crew...
April 7th, 20200RightShip, the maritime risk due diligence and environmental assessment organisation, and the independent civil society charity, Human Rights at Sea, have signed a new long-term partnership agreement to help improve seafarer welfare, the organisations have announced today. Under the agreement, RightShip and Human Rights at Sea will...
April 6th, 20205The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the ship’s owner in Bangladeshi waters. Last week, the ship’s Indian captain took the decision to invoke Master’s Authority under the International Safety Management Code and applicable Safety Management System,...
April 6th, 20200The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is easing its crew change restrictions, much to the relief of thousands of seafarers across the world. In a circular, the UAE’s Federal Transport Authority said the first stage of the lifting of restrictions would be aimed at seafarers with a resident visa, crew on laid up passenger ships, crew with...
April 6th, 20203Today sees the launch of a charity crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for developing world seafarers and their families that have been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. While much of the shipping industry take their responsibilities to their seafarers very seriously, there is still a real challenge facing many seafarers...
April 3rd, 20202Alfonso Castillero from the Liberian Registry on the need for authorities across the board to collaborate to see us through this crisis. We are in uncharted waters. Not only uncharted, but extremely rough with a strong invisible gale blowing across the entire globe. On the other side of this storm, the world will need to wake up to...
April 2nd, 20200The Public Health Agency of Canada has denied a car carrier travelling from Germany entry to the Port of Halifax. On March 17, the Public Health Agency of Canada was notified that several crewmembers aboard the had symptoms consistent with Covid-19. "To protect the health and safety of Canadians, (the agency) made the decision to...
March 31st, 20205Spanish authorities are testing the crew onboard the 16,020 teu after one crewmember came down with symptoms linked to coronavirus as the ship came into dock at Algericas. The ship was ordered to anchor in the bay rather than dock at the terminal after the master radioed in with news of the illness onboard the ship yesterday. CMA...
March 31st, 20202Developments are happening fast in relation to crew repatriation during the coronavirus outbreak. The UK has designated seafarers as key workers, Singapore is allowing crew changes with a number of caveats, while measures have been put in place today to allow crew to land and board ship in Hong Kong. In India, the shipping minister is...
March 30th, 20202Singapore has stepped up to the plate and provided a remedy of sorts to the ongoing crew change crunch brought about by coronavirus. Thousands of seafarers have been unable to return home or board ship as countries have entered lockdown in the fight against coronavirus. Normally, around 100,000 seafarers leave or join a ship every...
