SHIPOWNERS are facing rising labour costs as Covid restrictions continue to limit the movement of seafarers, reports Bloomberg News
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COVID-19: Nigeria Repatriates Over 500 Seafarers!More than 500 seafarers have been repatriated to their various countries from Nigeria in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an...
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By refusing to work, more over-contract seafarers get off via PanamaAfter recent success in helping the crew of the MV Contamines get off their vessel and be repatriated via Panama, the ITF has helped more seafarers...
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Contamines crew refuse to work in Panama crew change stand offThe crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding crew change crisis.
- Oman Air posts massive second quarter increase in cargo charters
OMAN Air operated 69 chartered cargo flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has carried, reports London's...
- SpiceJet's first long-haul flight taking Canadian ex-pats home
INDIA's big budget carrier SpiceJet flew its first long-haul wide-body charter flight from Delhi to Toronto, repatriating 352 Canadian nationals...
- Fed up crews strike in Australia, protesting lack of crew changes
EXHAUSTED seafarers confined to their ships for months have stopped work in Australia to protest restrictions on the lack of crew changes resulting...
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Australia bans bulk carrier TW Hamburg for wage exploitation!Overnight the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier TW Hamburg from Australian ports for 12 months.
- GAC helps repatriate 3,000 Indian seafarers home
NEARLY 3,000 Indian seafarers from Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn ships are back with their families after being successfully...
- Governments shifting their positions on crew changes after IMO summit
SEVEN crew members of the container vessel Rhine Maersk were repatriated to their home countries from Panama, with six new colleagues signing on to...
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Panama Continues To Make Efforts In Crew Changes Through Its Logistics PlatformDue to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the end of March to date, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has enabled more than...
- Oman Air keeps busy delivering UN relief to war-torn Yemeni capital
OMAN Air has revealed it has operated 69 chartered cargo-only flights from April to June, including the highest-ever cargo load the airline has ever...
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Desperate for a lifeline!Twelve Vietnamese seafarers, including the captain, have been stranded in Malaysian waters in deplorable conditions since they started work aboard...
- India docks 20,000-TEUers for first time in Cochin crew changes
THE 20,388-TEU Ever Given and the 20,170-TEU sister ships MOL Tribute and MOL Tradition have called at Cochin, India's big crew change port,...
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South Africa’s foreign crew repatriation numbers during COVID-19 lockdownDespite COVID-19 regulations prohibiting foreign crew changes at South African ports, the country’s Department of Transport said there were cases...
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Governments must protect trapped seafarers' human rightsAs the Covid-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions put in place to attempt containment drag on, around 200,000 merchant seafarers are trapped...
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Australia cracks down on crew changesAustralia is cracking down on ships where seafarers are working beyond their original contract lengths.
- Five ships detained in UK over welfare fears for crew
BRITAIN's Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has made an urgent intervention in the growing crisis over the welfare of 1,500 crew on five cruise...
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Authorities clamp down on ships where seafarer contracts have expired!Authorities around the world are now taking action against ships where seafarers have been working beyond their contracts, without necessarily fixing...