Splash Crew Abandonment Campaign
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Operations
Port state control enforcement of MLC can eradicate crew abandonment
Australia’s firm handling of cases of crew abandonment has been highlighted as a method for other states to follow to…
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Contributions
A more effective and meaningful response to seafarer abandonment
Carolyn Graham, a PhD student from the Seafarers’ International Research Centre at Cardiff University, wades into our campaign, highlighting the…
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Contributions
Quit Weining
Kate Adamson, the founder of Futurenautics, draws parallels between Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and shipping’s rotten apples. Hollywood is having…
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Intertanko and Intercargo refuse to condemn crew abandonment
Two of the world’s leading shipowning organisations have refused to condemn crew abandonment. Contacted last week in preparation for the…
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Middle East
Serial crew abandonment offender Varun banned from UAE waters
On Tuesday IMO secretary general Kitack Lim used the Splash crew abandonment campaign as a platform to call for greater…
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RightShip takes on ILO’s abandoned ship database
In a potentially huge breakthrough in the fight against crew abandonment, RightShip, the third party ship vetting service, has just…
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Operations
Salvation for stranded seafarers
No one is more exposed to the daily hardships and horrors of abandoned crews than the world’s leading shipping charities…
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Insurers refuse to cut ties with crew abandonment offenders
A key part of Splash’s crew abandonment campaign has been to engage as many different sectors of shipping as possible…
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Contributions
Abandonment issue gives shipmanagers a chance to shed ‘spiv’ image
The announcement by the eight big shipmanagers that they propose not to do business with owners who have a history…
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Europe
IMO boss says shipping has a ‘human duty’ to stamp out crew abandonment
The secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has spoken of shipping’s “human duty” to ensure crew abandonment is kicked…
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World’s top shipmanagers pledge not to do business with owners who have abandoned crews
The world’s largest international third party shipmanagers with one notable exception – Executive Ship Management – have today pledged not…
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Asia
India takes steps to address abandoned seafarers
Amid continued, almost daily reports of crew abandonment worldwide, India’s directorate general of shipping has set up a call line…
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Asia
Indian consulate in Dubai names and shames companies abandoning crews
The Indian consulate in Dubai has issued an advisory in the wake of being inundated with many shocking cases of…
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Europe
IMO vows to crackdown on seafarer abandonment
The secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Kitack Lam has vowed to crack down on owners who abandon crews.…
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Operations
New insurance rules in place designed to ease crew abandonment cases
Today sees important new rules come into force on crew abandonment. Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) shipowners must…
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Contributions
Owners face backlash as crew abandonment cases soar
What should happen to shipowners who choose to ditch their seafarers? Jason Jiang investigates. As the economic downturn’s impact on…
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