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Philippines: Repatriation rights of seafarers
Seafarers may exercise the right to stop working and leave ships in order to return home is the recent strong message of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) in relation to the seafarers repatriation issues affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"You have done your job, performed your duties, and accepted that you were unable to return home in the beginning in order to contain the spread of COVID-19 - but no more. Enough is enough. No more contract extensions," the ITF said in a statement. "You have selflessly extended and extended your contracts to do your part to keep critical supplies flowing around the world during this pandemic."Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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Samoan seafarers looking to NZ govt for help.
Four hundred Samoan seafarers are stranded on several cruise ships in the Caribbean and are seeking assistance from the New Zealand government to help them return home.
The seafarers are currently employed on 17 different cruise liners excluding container ships, which were all forced to stop operation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ships are believed to be anchored off between the Miami coast and the Bahamas.
Many of the other seafarers who come from countries such as India or Indonesia have been repatriated back home.
However, last month Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi urged the seafarers to be patient, "learn to keep themselves busy and await the opening of international borders."Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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India : Seafarers demand welfare steps like gratuity, preferential travel in plea to PM.
National seafarers body NUSI on Monday sought some welfare measures, including provision for gratuity, expediting the process for contributory annuity and priority in modes of travel, for the seamen community, saying it is also 'the second line of defence' in times of calamities and wars.
In a petition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, ahead of the 'International Day of Seafarers', the National Union of Seafarers (NUSI) said that the Union was putting forward these proposals on behalf of its members and urged the government to consider them.
Every year, June 25 is celebrated as the 'International Day of Seafarers', globally.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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Tanker hits breakwater at Marseille port.
Bunker tanker CAP PINEDE struck a breakwater in northern Marseille port, understood on Jun 15, while entering port. Tanker hit the dyke sailing at high speed, most probably due to steering failure, because she was obviously, trying to mitigate impact by reversing engine to full astern. Tanker was berthed after contact, and as of Jun 22, she has remained in the same position. No information on damages extent, but it was said, that she managed to move to port and berth, being under own power.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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16 out of 19 Russian crew on board Reefer Ship found positive
16 out of 19 Russian crew of Russian reefer ICE STREAM on Jun 22 were declared to be cvd test positive at Busan, Korea, where the ship arrived on Jun 21, from Vladivostok Russia. Some 160 people, including dockers and ship repair technicians, were put under quarantine.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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Close to one third of Maersk s seafarers have exceeded their contracts.
Upwards of 35 percent of the seafarers currently deployed on Maersk s ships have been at sea for longer than required by their contracts, the shipping line tells CNN. This is because of the coronavirus crisis, which has made it difficult to change crews around the world.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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Jamaica : More Ship Workers Return June 20.
The Government has finalised arrangements for approximately 300 Jamaican crew members onboard two cruise ships to return to the island on Saturday (June 20).
This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, who informed that the crew members are onboard Royal Caribbean s Rhapsody of the Seas and Disney s Wonder cruise vessels.
"Because of the risk assessment, these workers will be held in government quarantine until their [coronavirus (COVID-19)] test results are available, before they are sent home to complete their 14-day quarantine period," he said, in a statement during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (June 19).Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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ITF Repeats Calls for Crew Change With More Conciliatory Tone.
The International Transport Workers Federation is continuing its campaign to call attention to the plight of seafarers forced to continue to work during the coronavirus crisis. The ITF, however, has also had to clarify some of its statements after drawing criticism from other organizations and detracting from its messages about crew welfare.
After strongly denouncing the ITF s call to action, the London-based charity Human Rights at Sea announced that it would retract its criticism and apologized for the language and tone of its criticism. "Human Rights supports any action that is a genuine attempt to help seafarers wherever they are," they said in their follow up statement, while they also pointed out that the issue is broader than just seafarers.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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Cruise lines enhance preventive steps.
GENTING Cruise Lines has introduced enhanced preventive measures onboard its Dream Cruises and Star Cruises fleet, with an increase in safety levels for the cruise industry due to the continuing Covid-19 situation globally.
As the health and safety of its guests and crew remained its top priority, Genting Cruise Lines said various precautionary measures with stringent health screening processes in accordance with regional government policies had been implemented from the onset of the pandemic.
As a result, the company stated that there had been no reported case of Covid-19 among guests or crew while on board or transmitted via any of Genting Cruise Lines ships to-date.Posted On:23-Jun-2020
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