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INSIGHT-SOS: Stranded and shattered seafarers threaten global supply lines Reuters 13 hrs ago * COVID curbs leave 100,000 commercial seafarers stranded at sea * Another 100,000 are stuck on shore, unable to earn a living * Only 2.5% have been vaccinated, shipping body estimates * Shipping industry turmoil could threaten global supply lines (Adds latest IMO figures on key workers classification) By Jonathan Saul and Roslan Khasawneh LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) - "I've seen grown men cry," says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn't set foot on dry land in more than seven months and isn't...

Another 100,000 are stuck on shore, unable to earn a living Only 2.5% have been vaccinated, shipping body estimates Shipping industry turmoil could threaten global supply lines LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) - "I've seen grown men cry," says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn't set foot on dry land in more than seven months and isn't sure when he'll go home. "We are forgotten and taken for granted," he says of the plight facing tens of thousands of seafarers like him, stranded at sea as the Delta variant of the coronavirus wreaks havoc on shore. "People don't know how their supermarkets ar...

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. July 20, 2021 Credit: keki/AdobeStock "I've seen grown men cry," says Captain Tejinder Singh, who hasn't set foot on dry land in more than seven months and isn't sure when he'll go home. "We are forgotten and taken for granted," he says of the plight facing tens of thousands of seafarers like him, stranded at sea as the Delta variant of the coronavirus wreaks havoc on shore. "People don't know how their supermarkets are stocked up." Singh and most of his 20-strong crew have criss-crossed the globe on an exhausting odyssey: from India to the ...

ADVERTISEMENT Global shipping is a sitting duck for coronavirus Seafarers and dockworkers remain largely unvaccinated by Bloomberg | Today at 2:00 a.m. Health workers prepare doses of Covid-19 vaccine for sailors and port workers in Port Klang, Malaysia, on June 25, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Samsul Said. Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns. Infections on vessels could further harm already strai...

Synopsis All signs now point to a worsening crisis on the oceans, just as the industry seemed to be emerging from months of port restrictions that hurt the ability of shipping firms to swap out crews and left hundreds of thousands stuck at sea for months. iStock Even if shots were available at home, they’re no good for workers already aboard ships, some of whom many not finish contracts until next year. Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies tryin...