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Crewing Crisis
Stranded seafarers make direct appeal for more action on crew changes
Crews tell their stories of resilience, missing families and not stepping on land for nearly six months as coronavirus pandemic leaves them stuck at sea
Charterers challenged over ‘no crew-change’ clauses
The International Chamber of Shipping met a group of charterers yesterday to highlight concerns over ‘no crew-change’ clauses. It hopes using carrots rather than sticks will encourage charterers to do the right thing
VSAT and dedicated IoT connectivity keys to digitalisation
There has been a more urgent push to connect every device and machine; digitalisation is helping the entire maritime industry evolve
New hull forms and training must be factored into future designs
A Mare Forum webinar has heard that shipbuilders’ reluctance to discuss new designs that would not fit production processes has left shipowners having to tweak existing vessels to meet emission targets
Charterers attacked as no crew-change clauses compound seafarer crisis
‘When the market is against the owner and you are bleeding, they kneel on your neck… and they impose things that are inhuman,’ says Safe Bulkers chief
Industry pledges to raise mental health awareness
British Ports Association, Nautilus International and Iswan, are among 29 signatories, and more have been invited to join the new initiative
Why the master is ultimately responsible for the safety of shipping
A webinar that explores the master–pilot relationship points to the need for the shipping industry to re-engage the shore with the ship, with the men and women on board, and with maritime safety more broadly
From the News Desk: Seafarers in crisis
Seafarer abandonment cases continue to climb, while suicides are going uncounted. Meanwhile calls are growing to ensure crews are not denied coronavirus vaccines, and for the industry take better care of its workforce
Unions call for all seafarers to be vaccinated
The Nautilus Federation of 22 unions wants a worldwide vaccination programme for seafarers and inland waterways transport crew, to help resolve the crew change crisis and ensure seafarers do not miss out on vaccines
Two thirds of UK seafarer certificates held by foreigners
‘This is no way to prepare for a green economic recovery and these figures do not include the near 1,000 UK ratings jobs lost in the second half of the pandemic,’ argues union leader
Maersk turns away from Cosco crewing arm
Maersk: ‘It is always our priority to ensure the welfare and well-being of all our seafarers and provide them with the most optimal service as an employee’
German owners optimistic for post-pandemic recovery
Germany’s shipowners are in a healthy position after the downturn that started in 2009. But several conditions need to be in place for a full recovery, particularly in crew changes and environmental regulation
Maritime experts to examine seafarer exhaustion
Following on from ‘A Culture of Adjustment’, this webinar brings together maritime safety heavyweights who all believe it is time to stop kicking the safety can down the road
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