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IMO welcomes Neptune Declaration on seafarers
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed the industry-led Neptune Declaration, which calls for seafarers to be designated as key workers and for cooperation to end the crew change crisis, which is not only putting seafarers in a desperate situation but also threatening the safety of shipping and world trade.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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New style certificates for UK seafarers and those serving on UK ships
Seafarers will benefit from new photocard style certificates as the UK continues to drive forward maritime innovation and work to protect and support them.
Starting this month (February), UK seafarers and those working on UK-flagged vessels will receive the new photocard certificates from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, wherever they are in the world.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Transshipments boost Zeebrugge s LNG terminal
Fluxys, the group overseeing Zeebrugge s LNG terminal operations declared that the Belgian port hosted a record number of ship operations despite seeing a decline in loading and unloading operations.
Zeebrugge s LNG facility conducted a total of 172 ship operations during 2020, compared to 130 in the year before.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Drilling ship broke off moorings, went adrift, Scotland UPDATE official Statement
Drilling ship VALARIS DS4 broke off her moorings in stormy wind at Hunterston, Firth of Clyde, Scotland, in the evening Feb 2. The ship is said to be in an intermediate lay-up between commissions. VALARIS DS4 went adrift, tug or tugs, and lifeboats, responded. Understood VALARIS DS4 was taken under control, either moored back to pier or anchored.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Bulk carrier aground, Parana river
Bulk carrier SANKO FORTUNE loaded with some 47,000 tons of maize, in the morning Feb 2 ran aground in Puerto San Martin port area, Parana river, Argentina, shortly after completing loading and leaving cargo terminal, being already underway and proceeding downstream. As of 0130 UTC Feb 3, the ship seemingly, was still aground, with tug at her side. Traffic isn t affected.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Abandoned Ship Crew Wages Hunger Strike in Kuwait
The crew of a Qatari-owned ship has launched a hunger strike after 11 months without pay and more than a year abandoned on board the vessel, according to the International Transport Workers Federation.
The ship, identified as the MV Ula, is currently in the Kuwaiti port of Shuaiba with 19 crew members from India, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh. The seafarers have all refused meals since January 7, resulting in six of them having to be admitted to the hospital only to again return to the ship.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Bulk Carrier Crew Member Killed by Large Wave Off Nova Scotia
A crew member of a bulk carrier has died and three others injured after their ship was hit by a large wave several hundred miles off the coast of Nova Scotia on Saturday.
The Malta-flagged MV Giulia 1 was about 320 nautical miles southeast of Nova Scotia when it was hit by the wave.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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IMCA Signs Neptune Declaration On Seafarers Wellbeing & Crew Change
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has joined more than 450 companies and organisations around the world by signing the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change in a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by COVID-19.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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Philippines: emerging as crew change hub for seafarers in Asia
The Philippines is emerging as a major hub of crew change for international sea vessels, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as it reported that it processed and cleared last year more than 112,000 seafarers who joined or left their ships.
In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said the bureau fully supports the government in pursuing its goal to make the Philippines a major international hub for crew change of maritime vessels.Posted On:4-Feb-2021
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