Tag: Seafarers

January 19, 2022

IHRB and SSI have been working together throughout 2021 on the Delivering on seafarers’ rights project which saw the launch of a Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool to protect the human rights and wellbeing of the world’s nearly two […]

November 5, 2021

Dickson called on the UK government to develop policies to maximise the employment of British seafarers in the UK to avoid a repeat of the HGV crisis in the maritime sector. “The impact would be even more profound if similar […]

February 16, 2021

The industry body is aware that the endavour would cost millions of dollars, however, the ITF believes this is the right thing to do. MSC has set an example for the industry with the recent solution for crew relief of […]

November 12, 2020

Among the outcomes from the virtual meeting this week of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) delegates have approved plans to get the UN agency to include a public list of all ports where crew changes are […]

September 11, 2020

The shipping industry is faced with one of the greatest humanitarian crises in years, affecting over half a million people. Six months into the pandemic 300,000 seafarers are stuck at sea, some of them for 17 months, 6 months longer […]

July 22, 2020

On 13 July, the company informed that one member of each vessel’s crew tested positive for COVID-19. The infected mariners were immediately put in quarantine. All other crew members were tested as well. “Each vessels’ crew has been tested negative […]

June 25, 2020

Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, seafarers around the world have been facing difficulties in being replaced by other crew and getting repatriated. Specifically for Europe, the very limited capacity to issue visas to enter the Schengen area will be a […]

May 22, 2020

The information was collected via the users of the Chamber’s ISF Watchkeeper software, which tracks over 25 million hours of work on board ships undertaken each month by seafarers. The statistics are drawn from the online version of the software […]

April 29, 2020

Seafarers are vital employees because they keep the global supply chains moving. Seafarers, including those on ferries, transport around 90 per cent of the world’s goods, including necessary medical supplies, equipment, products and passengers. Amid the ongoing pandemic, seafarers continue […]

April 13, 2020

The latest wave is the second of three groups planned to arrive today in the country’s capital as part of a massive governmental campaign to return the affected seafarers home. The Philippines is considered to be one of the world’s […]

April 9, 2020

The guidelines are calling on the EU member states to create a network of ports where crew changes can take place without delays. The prolonged stay of seafarers on board ships has been a hot topic over the past few […]

April 3, 2020

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) estimates that around 314 out of 385 cruise ships that are owned and operated by the major cruise lines are currently laid up. Many of the vessels have hundreds of seafarers onboard as governments […]

March 31, 2020

Seafarers are being retained on vessels after sign-off, left ashore in foreign countries unable to return to their families, and deprived of information as port authorities ban crew change-overs and limit the movement of foreign nationals to curb the pandemic […]

August 8, 2019

The vessel alerted the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Port Elizabeth duty crew, who rendezvoused with the bulker aboard sea rescue craft Spirit of Toft. On the arrival of the sea rescue craft, the injured seafarers were treated by an […]

November 6, 2017

The introduction of autonomous ships, often described as the next step for the maritime industry, is looming as projects have already been launched to make the smart ship concept a reality. One of the examples is the construction of the […]

September 22, 2017

Seafarers are still paying the price for the economic problems facing the global shipping industry, the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) said in a new report. The report shows that the SeafarerHelp service run by ISWAN dealt with […]