Essential Workers

Covid Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industries

India’s COVID crisis hits the global shipping industry hard, says an article on DW.

Covid hits global industries

India is one of the biggest providers of seafarers for the shipping industry. But the nation’s COVID wave has sparked travel curbs and restrictions on Indian crews, sending shipping firms scrambling to find replacements.

Along with the Philippines and China, India is one of the largest suppliers of the crew to the global shipping industry. But a huge surge of COVID-19 infections in the...

https://mfame.guru/covid-crisis-hits-global-shipping-industries/

WHO urges front-of-line vaccinations for seafarers, aircrews

The World Health Organization and other United Nations agencies on Friday called on governments to prioritize seafarers and aircrews in their COVID-19 vaccination programs, saying their safe movement is essential to critical goods movement and travel on which the global economy depends for recovery.

“For shipping and air transport to continue to operate safely, the safe cross-border movement of seafarers and aircrew must be facilitated. We reiterate our call upon countries that have not done so...

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[Watch] U.S. Secretary of Transportation Accepts 2020 AOTOS Award

  • The United Seamen’s Service 51st annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award took place virtually on December 9, 2020.
  • This year’s presentation highlighted the service of the entire American maritime community to the nation.
  • Special recognition given to four pillars of the community; the U.S. Maritime Administration; merchant mariners; U.S.-flag shipping companies and longshoremen.

The traditional silver statuette of Christopher Columbus—the first Admiral of the Ocean Sea– was accepted by...

https://mfame.guru/u-s-secretary-of-transportation-accepts-2020-aotos-award/

Shipowners’ Union Calls for COVID Vaccinations of Seafarers

In a major development, the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) called on Friday for the vaccination of all sailors against Covid-19 when the jabs becomes available, arguing that they are essential workers, says media reports.

Call for Seafarers Vaccinations

“I would like to express once again the intense concern of the shipping industry for its people, the seafarers, and the call on governments around the world to consider them essential workers,” UGS head Theodore Veniamis said on Friday, while...

https://mfame.guru/shipowners-union-calls-for-covid-vaccinations-of-seafarers/

Truck drivers on list for potential COVID-19 vaccine priority

Truck drivers and other transportation workers deemed “essential” by the U.S. government could be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if supplies are limited.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained in a recent update that the agency is making COVID-19 vaccination recommendations for the U.S. based on input from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a group of public health experts within the CDC.

“If the Food and Drug Administration [FDA]...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-drivers-on-list-for-potential-covid-19-vaccine-priority

Global consumer goods CEOs warn of supply chain disruption; interruption “could push companies and countries over the edge”

Major global manufacturers and retailers of essential consumer goods, including food and hygiene products, have warned that anti-COVID restrictions in the maritime industry are “creating [a] huge disruption to global supply chains – including those for critical goods such as food and hygiene”.

Governments must ensure the continued supply of goods

In an open letter to António Guterres, the head of the United Nations, the 31 CEOs of global-scale consumer goods companies, have called upon world...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/global-consumer-goods-ceos-warn-of-supply-chain-disruption-interruption-could-push-companies-and-countries-over-the-edge/