Seafarers
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Chief mate gets seven years in jail for smuggling $1.3bn worth of cocaine on MSC ship
The chief mate, Bosko Markovic, on the when it was arrested in Philadelphia in 2019 with a record haul of…
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Asian ports refuse entry to Covid-hit Evergreen ship with dead captain onboard
Nearly two months since the death of an Italian captain onboard Evergreen’s 5,090 teu and his family are still unable…
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‘Tip of the iceberg’: Crew abandonment cases hit new high, many still going unreported
While shipping may have been enjoying improved fortunes of late, the scourge of crew abandonment shows no sign of easing.…
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India establishes seafarer vaccination programme at six major ports
India’s shipping minister over the weekend vowed to speed up the volume of vaccinations issued to the nation’s seafarers, but…
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Brazil requires foreign seafarers to quarantine to contain new Covid variants
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency, Anvisa, recommended to the government last week that foreign seafarers entering the country lose their…
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Seafarers – scum of the earth
Former Wallem boss Frank Coles writes for Splash today. Exasperated at the treatment of seafarers, he suggests a two-week global…
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Nationwide seafarer vaccination programme launches in India
India’s Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) on Monday said it will launch a nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive…
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BIMCO film pressures governments to protect the world’s seafarers
Few professions have suffered more during the pandemic than seafaring – the daily toll of extended stretches at sea with…
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Poor diets reduce seafarer productivity
A new survey by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has shown that an unhealthy diet can cause a 20% reduction…
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Chinese seafarers to get access to new single-dose vaccine
The China Shipowners’ Association has written to transport and health authorities in Beijing to make a recently approved local single-shot…
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Europe still open to seafarers
Seafarers around the world can still travel to Europe to join vessels – even from countries facing fresh Covid-19 outbreaks…
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Hext hits out at two-faced charterers for including no-crew change clauses in contracts
The Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) held its 30th annual general meeting today in which strong words were levelled against many…
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All at sea: how are seafarers faring in an age of mental wellbeing?
Richard Turner, CEO of Tapiit Live, on the challenges we face to ensure happiness at sea Having been overlooked and…
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Covid outbreaks at sea immobilising entire crews
New variants of Covid-19 are immobilising entire crews, creating further panic and mayhem at sea, and highlighting the urgent need…
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InterManager seals deal for 1m Johnson & Johnson shots, seeks government approval
InterManager, the association for third party managers, has come good on its vow at the end of last month to…
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Vaccination roadmap launched to quicken seafarer jab rollout
As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping…
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Australian-first Covid vaccinations for foreign seafarers in Port Botany
In an Australian-first, New South Wales Health will provide Covid-19 vaccinations to a small number of foreign seafarers onboard vessels…
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A deepfelt worry for those at sea
Carl Martin Faannessen, the CEO of Noatun Maritime, on the danger of the mental ‘infinite loop’ which leads to lack…
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We have played this plague game before
Carl Martin Faannessen, the CEO of Noatun Maritime, uses a phone game to hammer home that crewing is not good…
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Crew change dagger in the back
Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, is acutely worried about the plunging morale at sea. In asking seafarers…
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