Crew repatriation

Bulk Carrier Banned Entry Amid ‘Appaling Conditions’ Onboard

  • Australian authorities have issued a record ban to Aswan Shipping, the owners of Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Maryam.
  • The ban prevents the vessel from entering any Australian port for three years.
  • The vessel was detained in Port Kembla in February after an inspection identified dozens of serious safety, maintenance, and crew welfare breaches.
  • The ban comes a month after a second bulk carrier owned by the same company, Aswan Shipping, was issued an 18-month ban for similar deficiencies.

Austra...

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MSC Set To End Crew Change Ordeal for Stranded Bulker

  • Humanitarian crisis averted as MSC arranges relief for seafarers stuck off China’s coast since September.
  • Bulk carrier ANASTASIA’s crew to disembark on 10 February in Japan, before ship resumes service.
  • MSC will continue to monitor seafarers’ health and well-being while arranging repatriation.

The MSC bulker Anastasia, stuck off the coast of China since September, is finally heading to Japan for a crew change after many months of unsuccessful attempts, reports the company website.

Humanitarian...

https://mfame.guru/msc-set-to-end-crew-change-ordeal-for-stranded-bulker/

China Lifts Foreign Crew Recruitment Ban

  • The Chinese government is formerly lifting crew change bans at ports. 
  • As many as 10 Ports are open for new recruitments based on 14days sailing details. 
  • A circuit breaker mechanism is being used to allow shipping agencies equal no. of foreign seamen.
  • However, many aren’t satisfied as visa and other problems remain unchanged

In a major development, China Association of Shipping Agencies and Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carriers tells member companies that the government wants to reopen 10...

https://mfame.guru/china-lifts-foreign-crew-recruitment-ban/

Stranded Crew Aboard Containership To Be Repatriated

  • Several crew members on a ship headed for Halifax have been stuck on board for about 14 months.
  • Seven international workers who have been stuck on board a container ship for more than a year will be repatriated soon.
  • Some crew members will be able to go home after visits to Palm Beach on October 10 and 23.

Seven international workers who have been stuck on board a container ship for more than a year will be repatriated on October 10, according to an inspector with the International Transport...

https://mfame.guru/stranded-crew-aboard-containership-to-be-repatriated/

BIMCO & ICS Launching ‘Fit for the Future’ Workforce Report

  • BIMCO and ICS Prepare for New Seafarer Report for ship operators, agencies and governments for crewing and training.
  • An industry standard resource to develop crewing and training strategies fit for the future.
  • The report is scheduled to be published in 2021.

BIMCO and ICS are preparing for the launch of the New Seafarer Workforce Report , an industry standard resource to develop crewing and training strategies fit for the future, says a press release published on ICS website. 

A management tool 

https://mfame.guru/bimco-ics-to-launch-new-seafarer-workforce-report/

Thirteen Nations Pledge To Expedite Crew Repatriation

Thirteen countries have agreed to a new crew change pact following an international crew change summit convened by the UK, says an article published in Splash 247.

Crew change pact

Thirteen countries have agreed to new crew change pact:

  • to open up foreign borders for seafarers and 
  • increase the number of commercial flights to expedite repatriation efforts

following an international crew change summit convened by the UK yesterday.

Thirteen countries that signed the pact

The following are the 13...

https://mfame.guru/thirteen-nations-pledge-to-expedite-crew-repatriation/

IMO: Crew Repatriation A Must To Avert Humanitarian Crisis!

  • ​Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers can take place to keep world trade flowing and avert a humanitarian and ship safety crisis.
  • Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been “stranded at sea for months”, said the UN chief, calling for them to be categorized as “key workers”, during the pandemic.

Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers can take place to keep world trade...

https://mfame.guru/imo-crew-repatriation-a-must-to-avert-humanitarian-crisis/

Shipowners’ Association To Permit Unrestricted Crew Repatriation!

  • Hong Kong is to allow unrestricted exchanges of seafarers.
  • Efforts led by the HKSOA to lobby the government to allow crew changes in one of the world’s largest hub ports have been successful.
  • A notice from the Hong Kong Marine Department said that only medical surveillance would required for crew arriving by air for sign-on for cargo vessels, including OSVs.

In a major step forward in getting crew changes moving again Hong Kong is to allow unrestricted exchanges of seafarers, reports Seatrade...

https://mfame.guru/hong-kong-to-permit-unrestricted-crew-repatriation/

Crew Repatriation Facilitating Staff Swap Onboard Gets Approved!

  • Government has allowed ship and crew managers to repatriate crew on chartered flights to facilitate staff swap on board ships at foreign ports.
  • This will help thousands of Indian seafarers sign off or join ships at overseas ports.
  • Doha, Colombo to serve as hub airports for Indian seafarers signing off or joining ships at overseas ports.

In a major breakthrough, the government has allowed ship and crew managers to send and bring back Indian seafarers on chartered flights to facilitate staff...

https://mfame.guru/crew-repatriation-facilitating-staff-swap-onboard-gets-approved/

COVID19 Crew Repatriation Uncertainty Spark Deaths & Hunger Strikes!

Regal Princess in Rotterdam

According to a Guardian report, the plight of crews dying of hunger and disease has been highlighted by the apparent suicide of a Ukrainian woman in Rotterdam, as tensions rise over failure to repatriate workers

What happened?

On Sunday, a Ukrainian woman died after apparently jumping from the Regal Princess outside the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Dutch police confirmed the death of a 39-year-old woman.

Princess Cruises, part of Carnival Corporation, said support was being offered to...

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