Seafarers
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Vaccine guide launched for seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a vaccination guide for seafarers and shipping companies which aims to tackle…
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No jab, no job threat could provoke next crew crisis
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in…
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Contributions
‘Sod globalisation, protect the citizens’
Carl Martin Faannessen, managing director of Manila-based Noatun Maritime, is very worried about what vaccine passports will mean to the…
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Shocking four-year plight of solitary Syrian at sea makes headlines
Tomorrow the general cargo ship will head for auction, potentially bringing an end to a tragic near four-year saga for…
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Increased travel restrictions risk a flare-up of the crew change crisis
A number of shipping bodies are concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are…
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Contributions
Rebranding shipping: We owe it to our very own VIPs
Gina Panayiotou, founder of the Oceans Arena, on how the industry needs to ensure its heart is in the right…
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Dry Cargo
Panama asks the IMO to resolve China’s coal carrier standoff with Australia
Panama, home to the world’s largest ship registry, has requested the collaboration of the secretary general of the International Maritime…
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Seafarers UK rebrands
Seafarers UK has become The Seafarers’ Charity as it drives a more international outlook. It has also launched a new…
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Asia
Indian product tanker makes history
Celebrating International Women’s Day, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) debuted something remarkable over the weekend, a product tanker with an…
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Contributions
Mentally safe shipping – Seaworthiness and Sao Paolo
Society thinks that mental and physical health belong hand-in-hand. Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, questions whether shipping…
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Maritime CEO
Ocean Technologies Group: Resilience and reliability
For the last couple of decades Manish Singh has extolled the positive effects of consolidation for shipping. As the CEO…
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Dry Cargo
48 ships with Australian coal still stranded off China’s coastline
The number of coal carriers stranded off China with banned Australian coal has ducked under the 50 mark, but still…
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Unions demand worldwide seafarer vaccination programme
The Nautilus Federation, a group of 22 trade unions representing seafarers and inland waterways workers, has issued a statement calling…
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Wakashio master: ‘I was under the influence of alcohol’
Further bombshells have been unearthed in the ongoing court proceedings looking into the grounding off Mauritius. Senior personnel including the…
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Eleven new cases of crew abandonment in opening weeks of 2021
While this week has seen some hard fought crew abandonment cases come to a merciful close there’s no sign that…
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Crew care app launches
A group of maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of…
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Seafarer shortage warning post-pandemic
The global crew change crisis could lead to a shortage of seafarers if exhausted crew choose to leave the shipping…
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Dry Cargo
Charterers and owners come under renewed pressure to resolve China coal carrier crewing crisis
Charterers and shipowners are coming under renewed pressure to stump up cash to alleviate the anguish and monotony of the…
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Offshore
3 crew dead after fire hits Greatship PSV off Mumbai
Three seafarers have been found dead after a fire hit the Greatship-owned platform supply vessel on Saturday. The vessel, on…
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Operations
Cyprus lays out how to get all seafarers vaccinated
The Cyprus shipping deputy ministry has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid-19 vaccinations to seafarers in response…
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