The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for the setting up of a safe corridor for the safe evacuation of seafarers and ships stranded by the invasion of Ukraine.

Nobody, I am willing to wager, would have suggested to the crews of ships bound for Ukrainian ports last month that they might have been putting their lives on the line, or finding themselves in harm’s way.

Ongoing supply chain disruption is set to be compounded by crew change complications arising from the war in Ukraine, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

Some 21 Filipino seafarers stranded on bulker S-Breeze in the Ukraine arrived home on Tuesday and crew for five more vessels were set to be repatriated.

The world’s largest ship manager V.Group says it is in compliance with all current sanctions as pressure mounts on businesses to cease operations in Russia over the conflict in Ukraine.

The IMO has sponsored 30 women to participate in the Maritime SheEO Leadership Acceleration Programme as part of its celebration of International Women’s Day.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has suspended all operations in Russia and Belarus in response to the invasion of the Ukraine.

A holistic approach to seafarer mental and physical health boosts recruitment, retention, and improves health outcomes, according to Vikand.

The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine has released video of seafarers being evacuated from vessels stranded in the Port of Yuzhnyi.

A Bangladeshi bulker, Banglar Samriddih, has been hit by a missile while at anchor in the Ukrainian port of Olvia.