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IMO Secretary-General Denounces “No Crew Change” Clauses
December 21, 2020
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Charterers’ “no crew change” clauses aggravate the ongoing crew change crisis and further threaten the safety of navigation, says IMO Secretary-General.
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken out against “no crew change” clauses in charterparties, pointing out that such clauses exacerbate the dire situation of stranded seafarers and undermine the efforts undertaken to resolve the ongoing crew change crisis.
So-called “no crew change” clauses, which are demanded by certain charterers, state that no crew changes can occur whilst the charterer’s cargo is onboard – hence not allowing the ship to deviate to ports where crew
Will autonomous ships be the “downfall” of the shipping sector?
Hundred-and-fifty-tonne vessels will cross the oceans without a crew. Industrial cities dragging water like tectonic plates. Like metal spectres. That is the future of the maritime sector if we go by its own forecasts.
(Marga Ferrer
)
16 December 2020
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Hundred-and-fifty-tonne vessels will cross the oceans without a crew. Industrial cities dragging water like tectonic plates. Like metal spectres. That is the future of the maritime sector if we go by its own forecasts.
(Marga Ferrer
)
Hundred-and-fifty-tonne vessels will cross the oceans without a crew. Industrial cities dragging water like tectonic plates. Like metal spectres. That is the future of the maritime sector if we go by its own forecasts. Autonomous vessels have been on the agenda of shipping companies for some time, and the International Maritime Organization has been working since 2017 to ensure the safe and clean operation of Marit
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As COVID-19 vaccines emerge, the importance of allowing travel and vaccinating maritime workers, who are viewed as “essential” in certain (but not all) cases, has come to the fore.
The statistics vary, but even in happier times, something like 80% to 90% of all items consumed are moved on ships. We can quibble over the precise metric, but folks involved in supply chains know that seafarers are vital cogs in the distribution of goods. However, the invisible nature of shipping continues to color these conversations.
In many situations, the “essential workers” featured in news reports related to the virus are the nurses, doctors, teachers and first responders, such as members of police or fire teams. Meanwhile, supply chain workers have also been working in overdrive to keep cargoes moving, more often than not out of view to average person. As a result, the public’s ideas of the “essential worker” have disproportionately favored those on the more visi
World s First Truly Global, Real-Time Maritime Emergency Service Launched by Iridium
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) now covers 100% of the globe with real-time satellite connectivity for the first time
MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced a historic achievement with the launch of the Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service. The system commenced operation on Friday, December 11
th and with it, for the first time in history, Iridium has given seafarers a real-time emergency response and rescue service that works everywhere in the world. No other maritime emergency response system matches the coverage and real-time communications capability of the Iridium GMDSS service. The announcement came during a virtual press conference held featuring Iridium leadership, industry officials and experts.