Lloyd’s Register (LR) reports it is driving proactive collaboration with key shipping stakeholders to support the IMO’s recommendations for facilitating maritime trade – including the movement on food and medical supplies – during the COVID-19...

Singapore’s shipyards and marine industries look set to suspend work for a month as the government closes all workplaces except those in essential services and key economic sectors to close in the fight against COVID-19.

Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard has placed 100 workers on 14-day Leave of Absence after four COVID-19 cases were discovered among employees and customers.

In response the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for crew to stay in touch with their families Inmarsat is giving a 50% discount on crew voice calls to the end of June.

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has put in place a number of innovative measures to support its seafarers during the Covid-19 crisis, as well as launching a teaming initiative with four other ship operators to share information and resources, ceo...

China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has tightened regulations of crew changes involving Chinese nationals and vessels and barred all international crew changes.

Greece’s influential maritime technical managers association has proposed a set of 15 specific measures to classification societies to help avert the immobilisation of seaborne trade amid the coronavirus pandemic

THE Alliance container shipping members have announced significant cuts of 20 sailings over the remainder of this week and the next four weeks in response to a forecasted sharp downturn in demand due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has echoed earlier calls by shipping industry bodies for governments to recognise seafarers and marine personnel as “key workers” providing essential services and therefore exempt from national travel...