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Seafarers Need All the Support They Can Get - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Today s market circumstances, amid the mayhem that COVID-19 continues to exert on the global supply chain, seafarers can easily be seen as "collateral damage", needing all the support they can get. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that "seafarers keep maritime trade going so that the food, raw materials, energy and manufactured goods on which so many depend can continue moving around the world.Posted On:23-May-2020
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UN must persuade governments to adopt crew change protocols or risk humanitarian disaster - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
The UN Secretary General has been urged by global industrial and shipping leaders to persuade his 193 member states to act urgently to avoid a "humanitarian crisis", with over 200,000 tired, mentally-stretched seafarers currently stuck working on vessels across the globe and unable to be relieved of their duties.
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Filipino crew members ask court to order cruise line to send them home - Herald-Mail Media
Filipino crew members on Royal Caribbean Cruises Celebrity ships are asking a federal judge to order the company to send them home immediately.
In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Miami Thursday, Ryan Maunes Maglana, a Filipino crew member on the Celebrity Millennium ship docked in San Diego, said he and his colleagues have been held against their will without pay for more than two months as the company has repeatedly delayed repatriation plans for them. On behalf of all Filipino crew members on Celebrity s 14 ships, Maglana is asking the court to intervene with emergency relief.Posted On:23-May-2020
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Crew Member from Philippines Dies on Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship - Cruise Hive
A crew member from the Philippines has sadly died on the Scarlet Lady cruise ship which is operated by Virgin Voyages.
Several crew members have informed the Cruise Law News blog that a crew member has died on the Scarlet Lady cruise ship which is operated by Virgin Voyages. Apparently the Filipino crew member may have taken his own life and this happened on Friday before the vessel arrived into Port of Miami, Florida.Posted On:23-May-2020
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India : 46 more seafarers from Goa to arrive today - Oherald
Forty-six Goan seafarers out of 79 Indians landed at Mumbai airport on Friday morning, after spending nearly 50 days in a hotel in South Africa. The Goan seafarers will arrive in Goa by road on Saturday morning, and will be subsequently tested for COVID-19.
Goan Seamen Association of India (GSAI) said the seafarers were stranded after disembarking from MSC cruises ship MSC Orchestra in Durban. The Indians flew on South African airlines from Johannesburg, which landed in Mumbai after a stopover in Delhi.
"The South African airline was a special flight that came to India to take its citizens. The seafarers were in constant touch with us to bring them back to Goa. Out of the 79 Indian seafarers, 46 are Goans and are on their way to Goa via road," GSIA president Dixon Vaz told Herald.Posted On:23-May-2020
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9 Georgian sailors kidnapped in Nigeria released- Agenda.ge
Nine Georgian sailors who have been kidnapped by pirates from a ship flying the Panamese flag in Nigeria have been released and will return to their homeland in several days.
Tamar Ioseliani, head of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, said that a special flight will be carried out to bring the sailors back home.
Ioseliani also mentioned that the release of the abducted sailors in 21 days is an unprecedented fact. It usually takes 30-40 days for pirates to release kidnapped sailors.Posted On:23-May-2020
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India s Major ports see 21 pc volume contraction in April due to COVID-19; sector outlook negative: ICRA
Impacted by COVID-19, major ports in India witnessed a steep 21 per cent volume contraction in April and bulk cargo throughput may shrink up to 8 per cent in the current fiscal, ratings agency Icra said. It said the container segment may witness a decline of 12-15 per cent during the current financial year.Posted On:23-May-2020
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