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IMO/Flickr The United Nations (UN) has released a human rights checklist for businesses as it forecasts a surge in stranded seafarers. The joint initiative between the UN Global Compact, the UN Human Rights Office, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) aims to assist businesses in upholding their responsibilities as new COVID variants and outbreaks threaten to cause further delays in crew change and repatriation. The agencies said the number of crew stranded at sea beyond their contracts is currently a...

A group of the leading seafarer welfare charities and other shipping industry stakeholders have launched a $1 million emergency relief fund to support seafarers and their families impacted by the rampant COVID-19 outbreak in India. Even before the recent surge in India, an estimated 200,000 seafarers had continued to be impacted by the pandemic-fueled crew change crisis, in some cases stranded on ships for months beyond agreed contracts. Despite some progress in combatting the crisis, the daily number of COVID-19 cases in India, which is home to many of the world’s 1.5 million seafarers, ha...

SINGAPORE - More than 200,000 seafarers worldwide are either still stranded on ships or waiting to board them as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage on, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Kitack Lim said on Friday (April 23). While things have gotten better since the start of the year, these maritime workers, who do not have the luxury of working from home, need to be recognised as key workers and be vaccinated so they can move across borders, he added. At the same time, Mr Lim said their plight should also motivate the industry to do more to digitalise...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has announced its candidacy to be a council member (category C) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for a ninth term, says Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

Singapore Maritime Week 2021 to discuss industry’s ‘New Frontiers, Shifting Paradigms’ 12 Apr 2021 The 15th Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2021 is organised by the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), in collaboration with industry stakeholders and research and educational institutions. It is to be held from Monday, 19 April to Friday, 23 April 2021. This week-long event will bring together industry experts and thought leaders in the maritime sector to discuss the changing face of the industry, and explore solutions that will enable the industry to thrive in the post-Covi...