The international trade association for ship and crew managers, InterManager, have announced a name change for their crew change initiative amid COVID-19 travel restrictions, launched in May 2020, to the Maritime Champions Club. InterManager have […]
More than 50 port authorities from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, and the Americas have signed up to the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) COVID-19 declaration, which was launched by the Maritime and Port […]
The continued lack of testing for on-signing crew during the COVID-19 pandemic due to a misinterpretation of the US Centre for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) is cause for concern, states a representative of the […]
After a month at berth in Cuxhaven, Germany, TUI Cruises ship Mein Schiff 3 left the port on 26 May 2020, with about 1,000 crew members still on board. About 3,000 crew were on board […]
A China-flagged Supramax bulk carrier, Zhong Chang Rong Sheng, was quarantined outside Rizhao port in Shandong Province, northern China, after 3 of the 22 crew members tested positive for COVID-19. The 2012-built, 56,853 dwt ship […]
An online platform that plots vessels voyage plans and provides accurate flight availability for crew has been developed by security company, Greywing based in Singapore. The platform was developed to aid ship managers and owners […]
A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been confirmed on the Al Kuwait livestock carrier in Fremantle Harbour. Six crew tested positive and have been quarantine in a Perth hotel since the vessel arrived in […]
The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore is further relaxing its restrictions on crew change in the city-state’s waters. In addition to the earlier criteria announced in March, the MPA is also allowing crew […]
A Hapag-Lloyd container ship has been detained in the port of Durban after two crew members tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). According to a statement issued by the shipping line, local authorities have […]
The Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) has joined the MaritimeSG Together Package to enable more unemployed Singaporean seafarers to obtain financial assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The package, initially launched by the Mari time and […]
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