NextSeaWell, the livestock carrier project launched by former Wellard boss Mauro Balzarini, has been delayed due to the lockdown in Italy and other parts of Europe. NextSeaWell plans to construct LNG-powered and technically advanced ships for, however work has dramatically slowed down as it...
https://splash247.com/balzarinis-new-livestock-shipping-venture-delayed-by-coronavirus/
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have jointly sent an open letter to the United Nations agencies for the global maritime industry calling on them to facilitate crew changes to keep world trading moving throughout the coronavirus...
https://splash247.com/ics-and-itf-call-on-un-to-urgently-facilitate-crew-changes/
The UK Chamber of Shipping spoke with the maritime minister Kelly Tolhurst yesterday and demanded an immediate multi-million pound government support package to ensure the shipping industry can continue to bring in the food, goods and medicines the UK will need to fight the coronavirus. After the...
https://splash247.com/uk-chamber-of-shipping-calls-for-multi-million-pound-relief-fund/
The heads of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation have called for leniency from Brussels when it comes to Europe’s blanket travel ban in the wake of the spread of coronavirus. In a joint letter to the European Council, Marin Dorsman,...
The dry bulk carrier , owned by AM Nomikos, has departed Cape Town with a safe and healthy crew, a spokesperson for the shipowner has told Splash. The ship made global headlines yesterday when it was reported that one crewmember had become ill with Covid-19, while another crewmember was reportedly...
https://splash247.com/crew-safe-and-sound-following-coronavirus-scare-off-cape-town/
MPF MI Holdco, a joint venture between Mangrove Partners and Nordic Hamburg, has become the newest member of C Transport Management’s Supramax RSA pool. CTM says that MPF MI will be adding their vessels into the pool, starting with 2011-built . VesselsValue indicates that the JV has two vessels,...
Team Tankers have formed partnerships with Maersk Tankers and V.Group respectively to collaborate on the management of its ships. Under the agreement between Team Tankers and Maersk Tankers, the latter will take over the commercial management of 27 tankers from Team Tankers International, and...
South Africa has quarantined its first cargo vessel, a dry bulk carrier with the unfortunate name of , after one sailor contracted Covid-19 and another crewmember has gone into self-isolation. The ship is being held off port limits outside of Cape Town, as a cruise ship, as it emerged the ill...
https://splash247.com/seafarer-onboard-corona-bulk-carrier-hit-by-covid-19/
Lobby group Shipping Australia has hit out at the decision by authorities to demand that vessels cannot enter local waters until 14 days have passed since they left an overseas port. The measure had originally been put in place a month ago for ships leaving China, but as the coronavirus has spread...
https://splash247.com/australasian-trade-in-trouble-as-14-day-ship-bans-come-into-play/
Crews keen to either get home or start work are facing unprecedented delays with the trade union, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), giving the effective green light for shipmanagers and owners to extend time onboard through to April 16. In a letter seen by Splash that was sent...
https://splash247.com/crew-change-crunch-sees-itf-okay-contract-extensions/