The Great Eastern Shipping bulk carrier Jag Anand and its 23 Indian crew are finally be allowed to leave the Chinese port of Jingtang where they have been stranded with a cargo of Australian coal since June last year. However, while the Jag Anand...
An Indian seafarer onboard the MSC bulker Anastasia, which has been thwarted in crew change plans since June 2020, attempted suicide in desperation over his inability to return home to his family in India.
Singapore has announced the prohibition of crew change for crew with recent travel history to the UK and South Africa, amidst the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
The Philippines has suspended crew change for vessels coming from 20 countries until 15 January 2021 in bid to stop the new strain of Covid-19 from entering the country.
So, hands up who predicted at the start of the year that the biggest issue in shipping in 2020 would be crew change? It’s a fair presumption to say no-one.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has made an urgent plea for a crew change solution for seafarers onboard the chartered bulker Anastasia stuck off the coast of Northern China.
A landmark ruling from UN agency International Labour Organisation (ILO) Committee of Experts has found governments are in breach of seafarers’ rights and failed to comply with several provisions of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) during the...
The Port of Barcelona has joined an international entity supporting the Singapore Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund, an initiative that seeks to guarantee the safety of seafarers when crew changes are carried out on ships.
