Regulation

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has highlighted the plight of seafarers unable to disembark at the end of their contracts because of crew change prohibitions in many ports.

Synergy Group chief Captain Rajesh Unni is calling for collective managed crew changes to tackle the “time bomb” of the crisis of relieving seafarers at the end of their contracts.

With the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world, governments and ports in Latin America are taking different measures to deal with the pandemic.

Immediately after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day total lockdown of the nation on 24 March the country’s Directorate-General of Shipping (DGS) moved to impose a 14-day quarantine on shipping vessels arriving from any port in...

The Port of Corpus Christi (PCCA) will remain open to provide critical infrastructure services and functions, as defined by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the port authority...

UK seafarers’ unions and shipowners’ body the UK Chamber of Shipping have issued a joint statement calling on the government to protect the interests of a national seafarers as a “vital” resource to keep the country trading during the COVID-19...

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) have jointly called on G20 leaders to support the maritime sector and global supply chains from the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).