Bjorn Hojgaard, CEO of Anglo-Eastern Univan Group, and Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association talks about the biggest issue that has faced the shipping industry in 2020 – the crew change crisis.
Singapore expects to conduct 500 to 600 crew changes per day in the coming months, with over 50,000 seafarers having signed on or off in the port since 27 March.
The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned its ship and port agent members to be aware of people traffickers attempting to smuggle illegal immigrants through ports.
Intercargo has hit out over charterers preventing crew changes on dry bulk vessels with seafarers from certain Southeast Asian nations treated as “toxic”.
Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising sea robberies and attempted incidents in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait from July to October this year.
Digitalisation should be seen as a means of augmenting seafarers’ capabilities and supporting mental health, rather than a convenient way of replacing them, as some have suggested.
At the CMA Shipping Virtual Event, Tim Protheroe, Marine and Offshore Regional Chief Executive, North America at Bureau Veritas, shared his thoughts on seafarers, technology, and energy transition.
