Crew-change crisis highlights fundamental industry problems
The coronavirus outbreak has made painfully obvious the reality that the shipping industry does not get the attention it deserves. As a result seafarers are underappreciated and has caused them to be in the current situation
Getting crew off vessels as scheduled is possible and must be done because this is the deal they signed up for, says Anglo-Eastern chief executive officer Bjorn Hojgaard. The pandemic has also shown up the attitudes of governments quite blatantly, he adds