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GAC joins call to resolve humanitarian crisis on the world’s oceans GAC has joined more than 300 shipping and human rights leaders in 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. Other signatories include A.P. Møller – Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC Group, NYK, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, Unilever and Vale. Stranded Hundreds of thousands of seafarers from across the globe have been left stranded working aboard ships beyond the expiry of their initial...

Over 300 industry leaders sign Neptune Declaration to end crew change crisis January 26, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina Over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders have signed a new global pledge urging for industry accountability and finally ending the deepening crew change crisis. The signatories of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change vowed to deliver on a shared responsibility to resolve the crisis which has seen hundreds of thousands of the world’s seafarers pushed into what amounts to forced labour. General Se...

Mundra port in Gujarat and run by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) said it will levy a facilitation charge of $20 per person for crew change. The levy will be collected from February

The Italian government and Coast Guard has forwarded two circulars through the IMO: • IMO Circ. 4231/add. 13, which allows for an unlimited extension of the following COPs until disembarkation: • Basic Training • Fast Rescue Boat • Advanced Firefighting Japan The Japanese Ministry of Justice has circulated measures to mitigate the impact of the B117 variant of COVID19 which emerged in UK in December. All entry by foreigners are prohibited – though GAC Hot Port News reports that seafarers are exempted from these restrictions. Persons with travel history to UK and South Africa are exp...

**[FREE eBOOKs] Have You Downloaded Marine Insight's 12 FREE Maritime eBooks?        Click Here To Download Now You are here: Home › Shipping News › Indian Seafarer Stuck Onboard Ship In China Attempts Suicide Indian Seafarer Stuck Onboard Ship In China Attempts Suicide January 7, 2021 TwitterFacebookLinkedInPinterestBuffer The situation of the seafarers stuck in China on Australian coal-carrying ships has worsened further as an Indian seafarer onboard on one of the 2 ships stranded there have attempted suicide. Desperate to return to his family and being under severe mental stres...