Ship Operations

Australian authorities say they have received a large number of complaints related to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) since issuing a notice on the maximum period shipboard service for seafarers in a pandemic on 26 June.

The Greek government caught the country’s parliament by surprise on 29 July when it tabled a draft amendment that would liberalise the labour and remuneration framework for lower crew serving on board Greek-flagged merchant ships, a long-standing...

The Connecticut Maritime Association’s (CMA) CMA Shipping 2020 Conference and Exhibition will be delivered as an entirely virtual event as part of the first ever North American Shipping Week to be held from 12-16 October.

Crew change and travel during the Covid-19 pandemic has become the top issue facing the maritime industries. Crew change is possible, but it is a complex process.

Intercargo has repeated industry calls for urgent action on crew change, even as restrictions go back up again.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced enhanced safety measures in Singapore port amid the ongoing risks of importing coronavirus (COVID-19) cases into the country.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has hit out those failing to comply with crew change protocols saying they put the industry at risk of severe setbacks in the positive progress that has been made with governments.