Source: ITF - "Seafarers in their unions are putting more pressure on the world’s governments to allow for crew changes, as more than 200,000 seafarers are now trapped aboard vessels...
Source: UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency - "From today (6 July) Marine Offices will start to take bookings for 20 July onwards. Survey activities will be carried out in accordance with the...
Source: IMO - "A significant step has been made to protect seafarers’ health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim’s endorsement of a series of...
Source: SKULD - Many countries have implemented strict measures to reduce the exposure and transmission of COVID-19 to their citizens and which do have an impact on shipping. MORE
Source: Seafarers UK - "Recent reports of seafarers stranded on cruise ships taking their own lives have highlighted the dearth of reliable information about suicides at sea. Maritime...
Source: SKULD - COVID-19: MLC imposes extensive obligations on flag states, port states and shipowners which are relevant to protection of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The...
Source: Watson, Farley & Williams - The EU Ship Recycling Regulation (the “EU Regulation”) was adopted in 2013 and is in essence an early implementation in the EU of the Hong...
Source: Suez Canal Authority - "Meeting the desires of “Vehicles Carriers”  owners & principals, Suez Canal Authority’s clients; Suez  Canal Authority had decided...
Source: ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES MARITIME ADMINISTRATION - "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is resulting in various restrictions and limitations which seriously affect the continuity of...
Source: Australian Maritime Safety Authority - "Outlines the maximum continuous period that a seafarer can serve on board a vessel without taking leave during the period of disruption that has...