Industry alliance seeks political support to defuse seafarer time bomb
Collective crew changes at identified ports are a feasible short-term aim even in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic if state assistance is made available, according to an alliance of industry interests representing more than 1500 vessels and over 70,000 seafarers
Despite high-level industry interventions urging governments to recognise the growing crisis of seafarers stranded at sea due to coronavirus restrictions, crew changeover plans have so far failed to gain political traction