Australian authorities have detained two vessels owned by a Qatari shipping company for serious labour rights breaches just weeks after the crew on another of the ..
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Fiji police launch probe into ferry operator’s alleged abuse of Filipino crews
Fijian police officials have launched an investigation into reports of ongoing abusive treatment by a local shipping line against its own personnel. The probe comes after ..
ITF: Over 50 Palmali seafarers abandoned at sea
More than 50 seafarers remain trapped aboard vessels owned by a Palmali Group, which […] The post ITF: Over 50 Palmali seafarers abandoned at sea appeared first on Offshore Energy.
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ITF: Dockers Solidarity Helps Beirut Rebuild
On 4 August 2020, 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port of Beirut, killing at least 204 people and injuring at least 6,500 more. An estimated 300,000 people were also made homeless.
Ripping through the heart of downtown Beirut and port, the blast also killed several dockers and seafarers. In a blow to the port community’s ability to respond to the disaster, the explosion also destroyed key union offices.
In the four months since the blast, dockworkers through their unions have...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/itf-dockers-solidarity-helps-beirut-rebuild/
OPINION | Crew-change crisis risks supply chains – and lives
Twenty-four crew members of the Al Messilah, a livestock carrier under the Kuwaiti flag, tested positive last week for Covid-19 at Fremantle Port in Western Australia. ..
Three ships idled in Australian ports as over-contract crew seek repatriation
Crews on at least three ships in Australian waters have stopped working their ships following expiration of their contracts. The seafarers are bidding for repatriation as the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 related travel bans drags on.
Back in June, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its affiliated seafarers’ unions said they would assist seafarers with expired contracts to exercise their right to stop working, leave ships, and return home.
Now, the ITF reports that...
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 pactThirteen 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 pactThe following are the 13...
https://mfame.guru/thirteen-nations-pledge-to-expedite-crew-repatriation/
Philippines opens the way home for stranded seafarers, but needs global help
The Philippines today opened the first green lane to allow seafarers to travel unhindered across its borders, as measures to relieve the hundreds of thousands of trapped vessel crew members were stepped up.
The country is the largest supplier of seafarers to the shipping industry and the programme is designed to “ensure that seafarers are accorded speedy and safe travel, subject to health protocols mandated by the Philippine government, including safe …
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IMO: Governments Must Act To Bring Seafarers Home
Governments have the power to solve a growing humanitarian crisis and must take action to bring seafarers home and allow their relief crews to join ships. “Get our hero seafarers home” was the plea from panelists during a webinar (26 June) hosted by IMO on the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer. IMO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) urged countries to implement protocols on safe crew change developed by the maritime industry...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-governments-must-act-to-bring-seafarers-home/
Global Shipping Fleet To Sound Horns On Labour Day To Raise Alarm Over Need For Urgent Crew Change
New data finds 150,000 seafarers trapped at sea by COVID-19 / Ships in ports across the world will sound their horns in solidarity and to highlight the need for action by governments
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The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are coordinating ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at...