Seafarers
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Operations
Cargoes pile up across Europe on day 14 of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
The global seaborne commodities trading map continues to be redrawn at a blistering pace in the wake of the Russian…
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Embassies work around the clock to repatriate hundreds of seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters
Estimates suggest there are more than 2,000 seafarers stranded in Ukrainian waters in an increasingly dangerous situation with Russia tipped…
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Contributions
The minutiae of war and shipping
A merchant seaman, Mr Hadisur Rahman, third engineer onboard the bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi, has already been killed in this…
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Seafarers innocent collateral damage in Ukraine conflict
The director-general of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, today condemned “the unprovoked and unjustifiable attack by the Russian…
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Europe
Seafarer killed after missile strikes Bangladeshi bulker in Ukraine
A Bangladeshi sailor was killed yesterday evening after a missile struck Bangladesh Shipping Corporation’s bulker in Ukrainian waters. The ship…
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Governments still hiding behind force majeure rules to deny critically ill seafarers medical access
Governments continue to hide behind force majeure rules to deny critically ill seafarers medical access ashore, something lobby group the…
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Crews asked to extend contracts as Ukraine crisis takes its toll at sea
The crew change crisis is set to worsen with the first week of the Russian invasion of Ukraine showing little…
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Offshore
US employers and unions throw support behind American Offshore Worker Fairness Act
More than 100 executives from the US marine industry sent a letter to US Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, US Republican…
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UN bodies unite to reiterate crew change protocols
Four United Nations’ organisations have called for continued global collaboration to address the crew change crisis. In a joint statement…
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Geneva Declaration launched to safeguard human rights at sea
The Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea has been launched today to define and defend the human rights of…
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Seafarers under increased threat as two bulk carriers are detained by Russian forces
Concern is growing for the wellbeing of thousands of seafarers, both at sea and ashore, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
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Offshore
American Offshore Worker Fairness Act introduced in Senate and House of Representatives
Republican Bill Cassidy introduced on February 17 the American Offshore Worker Fairness Act in the US Senate. Republican Garret Graves…
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Fire rips through car carrier, all 22 crew safely evacuate
All 22 crew onboard the car carrier were evacuated yesterday after a fire ripped through one of the ship’s cargo…
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Government recommendations published in wake of seafarer Covid survey
A new report from an international research team led by the University of the Philippines Visayas reveals which interventions were…
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Regulatory
Brazil eases cabotage laws
Brazil is easing its cabotage laws whereby ships will no longer need to fly the Brazilian flag for domestic voyages.…
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Drop-off in labour standards reporting from flag states
The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has identified reporting on seafarer…
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End of the tunnel in sight for the crew change crisis as Denmark lifts virus restrictions
News this week that Denmark will end virus restrictions from the beginning of February and reclassify Covid-19 as a disease…
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Contributions
The sea word
Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, writes for Splash today on the potential for a cryptocurrency solution…
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Differing vaccine regulations create further crewing chaos
Differing vaccine regulations are once again causing crew change chaos. The latest update from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator,…
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Contributions
Improving employee relations onboard ships
Dr Carolyn Graham from the Caribbean Maritime University on a more collaborative approach to making life at sea better. A…
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