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.

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.

Container lines reduced vessel capacity in the Asia trades by some 23% between mid-January and mid-March this year as smaller vessels were deployed according Ocean Insights (OI).

Measures introduced by Greece and other countries to contain the spread of COVID-19 are yet to impact trade in Greece’s main port Piraeus, though the measures include the shutdown of a number of retail businesses, and a ban on cruise liners...

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.

Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) Administrator Noriel Arauz says that the Ship Registry was “already working remotely” to provide any help to its shipowners, customers and seafarers during the COVID-19 crisis.

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...

One of the world’s largest shipowners AP Moller – Maersk has suspended its full year financial guidance in the light of the uncertainty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It might seem like an obvious statement to regular readers of Seatrade Maritime News but despite the global COVID-19 pandemic the world shipping continues to work pretty much as usual round the clock.