In a reversal of its previous ‘business as usual stance’ P&O Ferries has today announced that all its ferries travelling between the UK, Ireland and continental Europe will switch immediately to carrying only freight.
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 UK Chamber of Shipping has confirmed the election of John Denholm and Graham Westgarth as its next president and vice-president respectively.
As concerns over the inability to make crew changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic grow crewing specialist Danica chief Henrik Jensen has urged caution saying that seafarers are at less risk if they stay on board the vessel.