Shipping Australia took part in a round table with Western Australian officials about the State government-induced difficulties of carrying out a crew change in the state.
Shipping Australia – along with Maritime Industry Australia Limited and the maritime unions – emphasised the plight of seafarers who are experiencing increasing levels of mental and physical distress from being kept at sea for so long. Shipping Australia has heard of cases of seafarers being kept at sea for 17 months.
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