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Vaccines
Industry & Govts. Urged To Boost Vaccination Drive As Seafarer Happiness Drops To All Time Low
The Mission to Seafarers has published the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report for the second quarter of 2021, painting a grim picture of seafarer welfare with overall happiness dropping to an all-time low since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report, which is carried out with support from Wallem Group and the Standard Club, revealed that seafarers were becoming frustrated of being constantly in the same environment due to the lack of shore leave.
This quarter’s report has...
International Seafarers Are Now Eligible For Vaccination At Belgium Ports
Belgium on Monday launched a Covid-19 vaccination program for foreign sailors at its bustling ports. Officials have said that medical teams would be boarding ships for inoculations.
About 80,000 sailors on over 5,500 vessels have been estimated to arrive at Belgium’s North Sea ports of Zeebrugge, Antwerp, and Ghent each year.
The Belgium ministry, which is in charge of maritime affairs said that the initiative aims to give the hard-to-reach groups the chance to be vaccinated.
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Companies To Ensure Seafarers That Want To Be Vaccinated Are Allowed To: ITF Seafarers
The International Maritime Employers Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic worked closely together to ensure that seafarers are kept safe from the coronavirus and that crew change continues with minimum disruption.
Throughout the pandemic seafarers have ensured that the global supply chain continued to deliver goods despite the restrictions, and it is essential that these key workers are prioritised when it...
Slow Vaccination Drives For Seafarers Could Worsen Global Shipping Chaos
Global vaccination drives for seafarers are currently going so slowly that it will be unable to prevent potential outbreaks on ships, resulting in trade disruptions, endangering maritime employees, and slowing economies trying to recover from the pandemic shock.
Infections on ships could impact already strained supply chains as Europe and the US recover and companies begin to stock up for Christmas.
The shipping industry is sounding alarms as infections tend to rise and ports continue to restrict...
Seafarer access to vaccines “still remains a serious issue”
Crew changes are being hindered by a lack of access to vaccines. “Resolving the crew change crisis will require all seafarers to have access to vaccines,” says Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping.
Although there has been progress in getting vaccines to seafarers (including citizens and non-nationals) in some parts of the world, notably in the Netherlands,...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/seafarer-access-to-vaccines-still-remains-a-serious-issue/
India: Maritime Association Alleges Hospitals Denying Vaccines to Seafarers
On Tuesday, the shipping industry body Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) had alleged that several lakhs of Indian seafarers who are not or no longer Maharashtrian residents are denied COVID-19 vaccines by the BMC-run hospitals.
Seafarers residing all over India often visit Mumbai to complete documentation. Owing to the alleged vaccine denial issue, seafarers are encountering challenges in joining jobs overseas. This is because they have to be fully vaccinated...
More Than 1000 Filipino Seafarers Got Vaccinated On The Day Of The Seafarer
Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers received the COVID-19 vaccination on International Day Of The Seafarer on June 25th. In Taguig City, 500 seafarers took their COVID-19 jab while 550 took theirs in Manila. In Davao, Iloilo, and Cebu the numbers recorded were 150, 93, and 25 respectively.
Image Credits: @DOTrMARINAPH
The vaccination drive had been led by the Associated Marine Officers and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP). The event venue was the Amosup’s Seamen’s Hospital in Intramuros,...
Cyprus To Vaccinate All Seafarers On Flagged & Managed Vessels
On International Day of the Seafarer, the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has issued a circular which outlines plans to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to all seafarers on Cyprus-flagged and Cyprus-managed vessels. The island nation is also exploring the potential to become a vaccination hub for all visiting seafarers, proactively supporting long-term progress for seafarer welfare.
As stipulated in a Circular that was issued today by SDM, vaccines will be administered by qualified medical...
Navy: Sailors with COVID-19 Vaccination Don’t Have to Quarantine Before Deployment
Hospitalman William Lansing, from Las Vegas, administers a vaccine aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2), on May 14, 2021. US Navy Photo
Immunized sailors will no longer face a 14-day quarantine before deploying to ensure they embark ships or fly in aircraft COVID-19 free, the Navy’s latest pandemic guidance released Monday said.
“With more than a year operating in the COVID environment, we have gained significant expertise” in mitigating and preventing the virus’ spread, Vice Adm....