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Ghana Maritime Authority solicits govt support for seafarers.
The Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) has marked this year's International Day of the Seafarers with a call on government to provide seafarers with quick and decisive humanitarian action not just during this pandemic, but at all times.
The authority is focused on paying tribute to seafarers and acknowledging their sacrifices and the issues they face during this COVID-19 pandemic.
It, therefore, called on everyone, including government, to equally recognise seafarers for their ability to deliver vital goods which are essential in responding to measures aimed at overcoming this pandemic.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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India : Norwegian Escape cruise ship with 474 Goan seafarers docks at MPT.
Norwegian Escape, a cruise ship operated by Norwegian Cruise Line, arrived at the Mormugao Port (MPT) in Goa on Monday early morning with 474 seafarers who were stranded at Miami, Florida.
The ship crossed the Suez Canal on Saturday and reached Goa from where the vessel will head to Mumbai.
The outbreak of coronavirus pandemic globally has restricted air travel for passengers owing to which Indian nationals who are stranded abroad have been facing difficulty in returning to their homes.
The Government of India, either by sea or air travel routes, is undertaking initiatives to repatriate stranded nationals from all countries. (ANI)Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Bangladesh : At Least 32 Dead in Dhaka Ferry Sinking
32 bodies have been recovered from the wreck of a ferry that sank Monday morning on the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The ferry, the Morning Bird, was struck from behind just yards from the busy pier at Sadarghat during the morning rush hour. According to M.D. Selim of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority, the Morning Bird was backing down and departing her slip at the time of the collision.
The head of BIWTA, Golam Sadeqk, told AFP that the vessel was properly licensed through September and that it was not overcrowded at the time of the casualty.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Car carrier and LNG tanker reportedly collided off Ostend, Belgium
According to unconfirmed report, car carrier GRAND VENUS and brand new LNG tanker AMBERJACK LNG collided on Jun 28 at Ostend-Zeebrugge outer anchorage, understood both ships sustained slight damages, though available information is sketchy and incomplete. Both ships were either anchored or moving in loops, waiting for order. GRAND VENUS was in anchorage area since Jun 20, AMBERJACK LNG since Jun 24. GRAND VENUS moved to Vlissingen same day and was berthed, reportedly for repairs.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Ceyline charters UL flight to repatriate Indian seafarers.
Ceyline Group, chartered a SriLankan Airlines flight to Cochin to repatriate 120 Indian seafarers who had completed contracts and signed off from ships off the port of Galle.
The A321 aircraft departed Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) carrying marine crew from seven International Ship Management companies.
This was the second SriLankan Airlines flight chartered by Ceyline. The first one was on June 20, where 50 Indian seafarers were brought to Sri Lanka from Cochin, to join ships off the Port of Galle.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Philippines : Efforts Continue to Repatriate Filipino Seafarers and Overseas Workers.
The repatriation of seafarers and the return of foreign overseas workers continues unabated in the Philippines. In total, it is estimated that more than 200,000 Filipinos were seeking to return from overseas with only a fraction of them successfully returned so far.
Recently, the Philippine Bureau of Immigration reported that since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that it has processed and cleared more than 16,000 Filipino and foreign seafarers. This was primarily from the cruise ships anchored in Manila Bay.
Detailing its efforts, the Bureau of Immigration said that a total of 42 vessels had been handled between April 16 and June 15 with just over 11,000 citizens and 5,000 foreign seafarers with another 2,300 crew members currently in quarantine.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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ISWAN launches campaign to strengthen crew relationships during current crisis.
Today marks the launch of a two-week digital campaign by the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) to highlight the importance of connecting with others for crew wellbeing.
The maritime industry is well aware of the challenges that generations of seafarers have faced working at sea and the sacrifices that they continue to make. Further obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic have been hard-hitting and have meant that seafarers - who are used to spending many months away from home - are now facing a great deal of uncertainty about their employment and when they will be able to see their loved ones.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Crew safety at risk from lagging technology investment.
As the number of deaths from Covid-19 worldwide surpasses 500,000, there are calls for more to be done in maritime to improve the safety and mental health of seafarers.
A new report highlighted the lack of investment in the digitalised technologies in shipping, compared to other sectors.
It is estimated there are more than 200,000 seafarers stranded at sea after completing their contractual work, but unable to return home due to global travel restrictions.
In this environment, Inmarsat published a new report focusing on the way technology can improve mariners safety, health and welfare at sea.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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Government reminder needed for urgent crew change.
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is encouraging ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at 12.00 local time to remind governments of the ongoing crew change crisis.
The action comes ahead of a critical summit meeting led by the UK government to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on crew changes.
Addressing a webinar hosted by the UN s International Maritime Organization on 26 June 2020, Guy Platten, Secretary General of ICS, said: "We are pleased to be working with the British government on a ministerial summit, and I am grateful to Minister Tolhurst for her leadership. However, this cannot be a summit that agrees to work hard on the issue. This must be a meeting that delivers solutions for our heroes at sea."Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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India : Two Filipinos, an Indian captain among four Covid cases at Alang ship-breaking yard.
Two Filipinos and two Indians, including the Captain of a ship, were among those who tested positive for coronavirus at the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat on Monday. The two foreign nationals were among the 14 member crew who had beached a vessel "MV Jakarta" on Saturday at Alang and were immediately quarantined after disembarkation.
Apart from these two foreign nationals, two Indians including the captain of the ship also tested positive, officials said.
Ever since Alang ship-breaking yard restarted after the lockdown, the district administration has laid out a procedure where the crew of vessels coming to the beach at the yard to be dismantled are quarantined in a special facility set up at a hotel in Bhavnagar about 50 kms from Alang.Posted On:30-Jun-2020
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