Get on board with wellness to stop a mental health disaster: Sailors’ Society’s plea to the maritime industry
Charity announces launch of free Wellness at Sea e-learning for all seafarers
The shipping industry must help seafarers now to prevent a mental health catastrophe – that’s the message from...
We’ve Made It a Quarter Way Around the Globe! Will You Join Our Efforts?
A Tribute to Seafarers Around the World:
Walk, Jog, Cycle and Swim to Honor Mariners and Circumnavigate the Globe
Heroes at Sea was created last year to raise awareness about the role of the mariner, and to pay tribute to seafarers around the world. Through walking, jogging, cycling and/or swimming, participants more than doubled the goal of “circumnavigating” the globe in solidarity with the mariners, raising nearly $50,000...
The plight of seafarers during the the COVID pandemic was on the top of the agenda at a recent meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Association.
Chairman of ASA Ship Insurance and Liability Committee, Mr Richard Hext said, ‘At the peak of the crew change crisis last year, around 400,000 seafarers were stranded at sea. This figure has mercifully reduced to around 200,000, but is still intolerable.
“It is especially disappointing to see cases of...
A Supply Chain Brain news reveals that fight between commodities giants and...
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INTERCARGO affirms leadership role in representing dry bulk shipping
INTERCARGO re-iterated its commitment to a safe, efficient, high quality and environmentally sound dry bulk shipping industry at its semi-annual meetings which were held last week. The Executive Committee and the Technical Committee convened over two...
Sustainability and digitalisation must go hand in hand to boost shipping industry, insists environmental management specialist Erle Kristin Wagle, eminent alumna of the Blue MBA
Erle Kristin Wagle has returned to making an impact in the maritime cluster after a break-out to work for leading environmental non-governmental organisation Bellona, known for its expertise on climate issues.
Ms Wagle has since the beginning of 2021 been business development...
According to an article published in Lowy Institute, due to the heavy crisis of pandemic, some countries have banned crew rotations, some have tight limits and few are open, which implies the crisis continuing.
Seafarer CrisisWhen a business manager is willing to spend US$200,000 to send home five employees whose contracts have expired and bring five colleagues to replace them on the spot, later telling a reporter the cost was the least of their worries, you can be sure a crisis is involved.
In...
IMO welcomes Neptune Declaration on seafarers
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the industry-led Neptune Declaration, which calls for seafarers to be designated as key workers and for cooperation to end the crew change crisis, which is not only putting seafarers in a desperate situation but also threatening the safety of shipping and world trade. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers around the globe are unable to leave ships, while others cannot join, due to travel restrictions...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/04/imo-welcomes-neptune-declaration-on-seafarers/
Latest Seafarers Happiness index proves small steps have a big impact
The Mission to Seafarers calls for seafarer support and the need for safe crew changes
LONDON, 25th January 2021 – The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that small investments can make a tangible difference to the lives of seafarers.
The survey, undertaken with the support of the Shipowners’ Club and Wallem Group, reports on the experiences of seafarers between October...
According to an article published in Sea4sea, the following several months of restricted crew mobility which has left thousands of seafarers stranded onboard ships beyond contract limits, the crew change issue is now becoming more complicated with much of the world locking down again in light of the new COVID-19 variants, warns crew specialist Danica.
Crew TransitionsWith travel corridors being closed and new travel restrictions imposed, airlines are once again cancelling or reducing flights...
https://mfame.guru/crew-change-issues-turns-up-to-be-virus-mutates/