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The Historical Origins Of The Duty To Save Life At Sea In International Law

30 June 2022

A new academic paper from Human Rights at Sea Advisory Board Member Professor Irini Papanicolopulu explores the origins and evolution of the duty to save life at sea, which she describes as a cornerstone of international law.
The Historical Origins of the Duty to Save Life at Sea in International Law was published in the Journal of the History of International Law this month. Its goal is to shed light on when and how the norms aimed at saving life at sea became part of international law.

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/the-historical-origins-of-the-duty-to-save-life-at-sea-in-international-law/

Maritime Levy Campaign Receives Direct Engagement From Australian MPs

31 May 2022

UK / Australia. Human Rights at SEA (HRAS) has undertaken a second round of letter writing lobbying and direct engagement with 19 key members of the newly formed Australian Parliament, as well as the new Australian Prime Minister, Mr Anthony Albanese. The recent federal elections saw a significant shift in support for the Labor government and which, traditionally, has held positive views towards seafarers and all those workers living, working and otherwise operating at sea.

In the letters sent,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maritime-levy-campaign-receives-direct-engagement-from-australian-mps/

Will Australia Kick-The-Can On Sustainable Funding For Seafarer Welfare?

4 May 2022

Seafarers’ working lives, wellbeing, and the upholding of a fair and reasonable recuperating environment ashore pivots on this much needed but simple development to use existing maritime levy funds for good. The solution and legal pathway have already been proven and it can be achieved with a simple committed focus with the setting aside of political point scoring, and a deliberate avoidance of vested self-interest.

A core interest of both coastal states and the multi-trillion $ shipping...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/will-australia-kick-the-can-on-sustainable-funding-for-seafarer-welfare/

Impact Of Seafarers’ Welfare Maritime Levy Now Evident In New Zealand

1 April 2022

The introduction of a dedicated maritime levy in New Zealand is visibly maximising support for seafarers, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The maritime levy contribution secures sustainable support for seafarers’ welfare services under a legislative change to the Maritime Transport Act 1994, which now explicitly provides for the funding of these services.

This change is the positive outcome of a campaign led by the New Zealand Seafarers’ Welfare Board in 2020 with the support...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/impact-of-seafarers-welfare-maritime-levy-now-evident-in-new-zealand/

Seafarers Stranded In Black Sea Region; Blockade, Mines & Limited Prospects For Safe Evacuation

29 March 2022

While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed to be evacuated shortly after Russia launched a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine on the 24th February 2022, others remain stranded on board their ships, unable to leave as widely confirmed by the recent Human Rights at Sea mission to Odesa, as well as by the International Chamber of Shipping and ITF.

Those unable to leave have been caught in the hostilities and have been the subject of indiscriminate air...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/seafarers-stranded-in-black-sea-region-blockade-mines-limited-prospects-for-safe-evacuation/

Seafarers Are Human Beings; There Should Be No Differentiation Based On Their Nationality: HRAS

25 March 2022

seafarers are human beings - no nationality difference

Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar Oleksandr Smerechynskyy, was a unique experience in a war zone with impending threats of encirclement, ground and air attacks. What struck the recce team was the mixture of faith, the dedication to continue providing support to all seafarers and their families affected and a mutual sense of serious concern over what the future holds for the citizens of Odesa, for those working within and surrounding the port...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/seafarers-are-human-beings-there-should-be-no-differentiation-based-on-their-nationality-hras/

Maritime Grounds In Ukraine: Interview With An Odesa-Based Maritime Lawyer

25 March 2022

“Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it maybe the most awful thing we have ever seen for the last, maybe, decade of any port place in the world…nowadays its a huge disaster for civilians and for the people who are there, for everybody.”

Working with law firm partner and member of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Evgenyy Sukachev of Black Sea Law Co, as well as other maritime stakeholders in-country underscores the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maritime-grounds-in-ukraine-interview-with-an-odesa-based-maritime-lawyer/

“I Will Die For My Country. We Will Not Give Up”: Ukrainian Shipping Stakeholder

23 March 2022

David Hammond and Evgeniy Sukachev of Black Sea Law Co on C7 News Ukraine[1]

“They have miscalculated. I will die for my country. We will not give up.” Shipping industry stakeholder, Odesa.

The -7 C degree start was a sharp reminder that while our night had been spent shuttling between our vehicle, lightweight sleeping bags and the warmth of the humanitarian tent with its wood-burning stove, there were hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians only just surviving in atrocious conditions less than seven short hours’ drive away in Mariupol and other beleaguered...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/i-will-die-for-my-country-we-will-not-give-up-ukrainian-shipping-stakeholder/

Ukrainian Seafarer Turned Humanitarian Rescuer

21 March 2022

The sub-zero temperatures of southern Ukraine this last week have meant that during the curfew hours, the Human Rights at Sea team had to remain at a secure location overnight in their vehicle before an onward move at 0600 along previously shelled coastal routes south of Odesa.

On hearing the mission to establish local connections and document human rights abuses and war crimes in the maritime sector with new colleagues from the Ukraine Bar Association, a friendly border guard with some good...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/ukrainian-seafarer-turned-humanitarian-rescuer/

Hundreds Of Seafarers Currently Caught In The Crossfire Of War

14 March 2022

Human Rights at Sea has closely monitored events in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov unfold with increasing concern. The war between Russia and Ukraine has critical implications for seafarers. We have a number of concerns that we call upon the IMO to address in their forthcoming Extraordinary Session.

Ways must be found urgently to ensure the safe evacuation of seafarers and vessels from the Black Sea and Sea of Azov who find themselves in a war zone. The Ukrainian Maritime Authority reports that...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/hundreds-of-seafarers-currently-caught-in-the-crossfire-of-war/

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