Shipmanagers slam Singapore over seafarer repatriation restrictions
New rules ‘a significant breach of seafarers’ humanitarian rights’, says trade association InterManager
Shipmanager group InterManager has criticised Singapore for introducing tougher quarantine and immigration policies that it claims prevent most owners and managers from repatriating seafarers and changing crews. The Maritime and Port Authority says ‘Singapore continues to facilitate crew changes daily’, but it will not release changeover figures