Tag: Crew

Crew changes continue to be hindered by quarantining, visa issues and bureaucracy

Custom Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat to Naarden Lifeboat Brigade

The campaign aims to emphasise the importance of connecting with others for our wellbeing, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic where shore leave is not possible and crew changes are delayed by months.

The world’s reliance on maritime transport makes it more important than ever to keep ships moving, ports open and cross-border trade flowing, and to support ship crew changeovers, the United Nations maritime and trade entities said in a joint statement.

Port Marine Circular 26 lists the following circumstances under which crew change can be facilitated

The leaders of the world’s highest maritime, aviation and labour authorities have issued a joint statement calling on governments to facilitate maritime crew changes and designate the millions of workers in critical transport industries through the present pandemic as ‘key workers’.

The petition Seafarers Matters talks about crew change that needs to be carried as lot of seafarers are stranded in different part of the world.

News is available in 20 languages, including those of the major seafarer nations, such as Indian, Filipino, and Russian.

Satcom Global has announced a crew calling initiative which is providing free telephone vouchers to each of its Satcom Global Aura VSAT customers, as part of efforts to support seafarer welfare during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maersk Drilling takes steps to adapt offshore crew pool to the changing market environment

As global restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak begin to impact the shipping industry, crewing specialist Danica reports an increase in enquiries from shipping...

On the evening of November 21, the small bunker tanker Delfi under the flag of Moldova suffered a disaster on the roads of the Port...