Seafarer Special

May Day Ship Horn Call for Seafarers COVID19 Solidarity!

According to a Safety4Sea report,  the UK Chamber of Shipping has encouraged as many ships as possible across the globe to sound their horns, if safe to do so, to celebrate the International Workers’ Day, Workers’ Day, Labour Day or May Day.

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact in the shipping industry, leading to not only disruptions, but also challenging seafarers and those working at shipping’s various sectors. This initiative will act as a mark of solidarity and hope amongst the...

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Seafarer Welfare: RightShip Tags with Human Rights at Sea!!

  • RightShip partners with Human Rights at Sea. 
  • Their priority lies in improving the seafarer welfare. 
  • Right Ship is the first commercial maritime industry organisation to officially engage with Human Rights at Sea.
  • Human Rights at Sea launched the first version of the ‘Geneva Declaration of Human Rights at Sea’, in 2019.
  • Efforts will be jointly taken to end human rights abuses on our oceans based on the Declaration. 

Malcolm Latarche, in ShipInsight writes about the new long-term partnership...

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COVID19 Digital Certificates Management Platform for Seafarers

  • Safebridge announces free access to its digital certificate management platform myCert as part of a new initiative of the #BeSafe campaign.
  • As a third initiative of the #BeSafe campaign, Safebridge has decided to offer free six months access to its digital certificate management platform myCert.
  • Safebridge has digitalized certificate template in myCert which enables any crewing company to issue it digitally and to any of their seafarers for free.

Safebridge announces free access to its digital...

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Seafarers Putting Health and Safety First Demand Access to PPE

  • Seafarers ask for the access to PPE. 
  • HRAS says that at present, high quality PPE may not be widely available. 
  • The Master of ship refuses off-loading alongside the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh. 
  • The UK law states that shipowners must provide the requisite PPE. 

Safety4Sea in a recently published article  discusses the safety of seafarers, their demand for PPE and the existing reality.  There has been an increased global response following the declaration of an outbreak of coronavirus by...

http://mfame.guru/seafarers-putting-health-and-safety-first-demand-access-to-ppe/

Seafarers in COVID19 Limbo As Shipping Prepares for ‘A Decade of Difficulty’ in Shipping!

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According to a BBC report, seafarers are facing the burnt with the world in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the shipping industry is already feeling the impact as the global economy heads into a deep recession.

Seafarers Caught in a Turmoil

Hundreds of ship sailings have been cancelled as first ports in China, and then across the globe, have seen trade fall away – with millions of workers and consumers in lockdown.

Caught in the centre of this have been the world’s 1.6 million seafarers, on...

http://mfame.guru/seafarers-in-covid19-limbo-as-shipping-prepares-for-a-decade-of-difficulty-in-shipping/

Seafarers’ COVID19 Travel Restrictions Putting the Whole Industry at Risk!

According to a LoadStar article written by Sam Whelan, time is running out to lift travel restrictions on seafarers and keep global trade moving, the shipping industry has warned.

Seafarers’ Transit Required

Around 100,000 crew changes are required every month, according to the International Chamber Shipping (ICS), which called on governments to designate seafarers as key workers and allow them to transit their territories.

However, in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus, ports around the...

http://mfame.guru/seafarers-covid19-travel-restrictions-putting-the-whole-industry-at-risk/

COVID-19 On-board: Cruise Ships Still Under Distress!

  • Long after their passengers have returned home, most of the world’s full-size cruise ships retain a sizeable crew complement.
  • Few of these vessels are beginning to report COVID-19 cases or symptoms consistent with COVID-19 on board.
  • De-crewing is difficult due to current global travel restrictions and thousands of seafarers are currently stranded on board idled cruise ships.

Following the disembarkation of passengers, the cruise ships have retained a sizable crew complement. Of late, some of...

http://mfame.guru/covid-19-on-board-cruise-ships-still-under-distress/

Maintaining The Supply Chain, Sailors Stuck at Sea Due To COVID-19

  • Travel restrictions and tight virus controls leave thousands of weary seafarers stranded at sea.
  • Shipping companies hit by crumbling demand and fractured supply chains due to COVID-19.
  • Global travel restrictions to rein virus spread has made movements impossible.
  • Limitations on crew change can cause serious disruption to the flow of trade.
  • Several crew members aboard the Gjertrud Maersk vessel had shown coronavirus symptoms and several tested positive.
  • Various shipping regulators have...

http://mfame.guru/maintaining-the-supply-chain-sailors-stuck-at-sea-due-to-covid-19/

ILO Seeks Protection of Seafarers Amid Coronavirus Crisis

  • Seafarers, ship owners and governments are urging ILO member States to ensure the flow of essential goods, energy, food and medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The joint statement launched by the Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee of the MLC called on ILO member States to do all that they can to facilitate the delivery of essential medical supplies, fuel, water, spare parts and provisions to ships.

The International Labour Organization (ILO) issued a joint statement highlighting...

http://mfame.guru/ilo-seeks-protection-of-seafarers-amid-coronavirus-crisis/

[FAQ] COVID19 Best Practice Guide for Seafarers in Ports

As the COVID19 Pandemic wreaks havoc all over the globe, here are some best practices which can save us, specially the shipping industry. Lets take a look at the points as presented by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD.

What is it?

Based on several documents received from ports that are part of the UNCTAD TrainForTrade Network, the following measures have been implemented/observed and could serve as generic guidelines:

  • Constantly promote and enforce preventive hygiene...

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