In Seafarer Awareness Week – 6 to 11 July 2020 – Philip Eastell, Founder of Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers, calls for leadership, arguing that the glacial pace of change set by the authorities is costing seafarers their lives. Notwithstanding, the announcement following the IMO meeting in the UK on 9 July, many seafarers remain stranded, isolated and in distress.
The lack of prompt action by world governments, International shipping organisations and parts of the maritime sector, has...
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