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New Global Declaration Intended to End the Maritime Crew Change Crisis Name and Shame Needed to Prompt Humanitarian Response WORLDWIDE – Over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders have stepped up to sign a new global pledge to resolve the horrific crew change crisis which has bedevilled the maritime sector for months. The situation engendered by the global pandemic has witnessed hundreds of thousands of the world’s seafarers pushed into what the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) for one, says amounts to forced labour. Those who took up the Neptune Declaration on ...

Global industry joins forces to help resolve humanitarian crisis at sea January 26, 2021 × Signees of the Neptune Declaration warn global leaders that ignoring the risk to crews’ well-being threatens maritime supply chains, which carry 90% of global trade Top global industry leaders have signed 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. The more than 300 signatories to the ‘Neptune Declaration’ include A.P. Møller - Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC,...

Crew are asking to be designated 'key workers' so they can go home without risking public health.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): MISC Group, comprising MISC Bhd, AET Pte Ltd and Eaglestar Marine Holdings (L), has signed the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change in a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. MISC president and group chief executive officer Yee Yang Chien said seafarers had continued moving essential cargoes throughout the entire pandemic to keep the world going.  “Today, we — MISC, AET and Eaglestar — take a step forward, unified as a signatory to the Neptune Declaration to further intensify our...

Bird Song of the Day At the suggestion of SomeGuyinAZ, the White-throated Sparrow. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Nate SIlver makes the same call [lambert preens]: Interesting chart: * We're now vaccinating more people (1st doses) than there are new infections. * However, caseloads are still VERY high (higher than at any point pre-November).https://t.co/Qxu8rSPoV1pic.twitter.com/UU3F0B5Szq But see caveats below! * * * Lambert here: Well, I said “If these declines continue through the end of ...