The Bangladesh government has moved to set up health facilities in all seaports and state-owned marine academies for emergency treatment of seafarers and port employees. On 21 September, the parliamentary committee on Ministry of Shipping […]
The government of Bangladesh has declared seafarers as ‘key workers’ to facilitate the movement of seafarers and crew change during COVID-19, taking into consideration the important role they are playing to keep supply chains intact. […]
Bangladesh’s Government Shipping Office (GSO) has made arrangements for submitting crew repatriation applications online to speed up the process of crew changes and lower the exposure of COVID-19. The GSO issued a detailed notification on […]
This year, the children of Bangladeshi seafarers will get an increased amount from the Seaman’s Education Trust Fund, as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated their parents’ economic conditions. Recently, the fund authority has invited applications […]
During the last few weeks, scores of vessels have begun recruiting many Bangladeshi seafarers through the Government Shipping Office (GSO) and by private manning agents, although official crew figures have not been revealed. After months […]
Bangladesh has relieved Chinese vessels and seafarers from the mandatory 14-day quarantine in Chittagong waters before berthing at the port, as the COVID-19 situation in China has improved. The department of shipping, on 12 July, […]
The government of Bangladesh has permitted movement of seafarers in COVID-19-linked red and yellow zones as they are playing roles of “key workers” during the pandemic. To contain the spread of the virus, the government […]
Two workers have died and 13 others were injured as the result of a heavy cable collapsing and hitting workers at Bangladesh’s Ziri Subedar ship breaking yard on 31 August. The injured workers were rushed […]
With another mishap on a tanker, Pakistan’s ship recyclers have diverted their attention to bulk carriers. Pakistan had been a favoured destination for tankers, but a string of explosions and fires that hit such vessels […]
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