New January 2022 data from the Neptune Declaration shows that 59.8% of seafarers in its sample have been vaccinated against COVID. This is an increase of 10.3 percentage points since November 2021.
By way of comparison, the proportion of the EU...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/nearly-two-thirds-of-seafarers-now-vaccinated-against-covid/
The plight of seafarers during the the COVID pandemic was on the top of the agenda at a recent meeting of the Asian Shipowners’ Association.
Chairman of ASA Ship Insurance and Liability Committee, Mr Richard Hext said, ‘At the peak of the crew change crisis last year, around 400,000 seafarers were stranded at sea. This figure has mercifully reduced to around 200,000, but is still intolerable.
“It is especially disappointing to see cases of...
Over 400 companies have formally vowed to help resolve the crew crisis by signing up to the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change.
Shipping Australia is one of the signatories.
According to the ILO, about 300,000 seafarers are trapped on vessels and 300,000 more seafarers ashore are facing financial ruin if they can’t go to work.
The crisis has been caused by government responses to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. Government actions include...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/shipping-industry-signs-declaration-to-tackle-the-seafarer-crisis/
SAL CEO Rod Nairn gave the 2020 annual address of the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC), a specialist commission of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
He spoke on the topic, “Charting the Unknown – how COVID-19 has impacted international shipping”.
“The standout casualty of this pandemic...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/amtac-address-covid-19-and-shipping/
Australians can be reassured that ocean freight shipping companies are acting to protect the health of waterfront workers at the international, national, company and ship levels.
The most pressing issue right now is the unreasonable intransigence of governments that refuse to help crew changes take place.
Globally, over 400,000 seafarers are either stuck on...
Global manufacturers and retailers have warned that their ability to supply goods is dependent on working supply chains, which are being disrupted.
About 800,000 seafarers are now adversely affected by government actions and that figure will soon be one million people, a maritime expert has warned. Seafarers are being subject to forced labour, the safety of life at sea is in the balance, and the maritime environment is imperilled.
The cause of all these catastrophes? Government-imposed...