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Photo: Global Maritime Forum On Tuesday 327 companies and organisations publicly committed to the Neptune Declaration of Crew Change and Seafarer Welfare in a pledge to resolve the crisis that has left hundreds of thousands of seafarers stranded on vessels when their contracts expired. The declaration under the auspices of the Global Maritime Forum is a worldwide call for action on the crew change crisis caused by Covid-19 travel restrictions and a failure by many nations to recognise seafarers as key workers. A number of leading executives from companies a...

Disabled due to cookie permissions LR has signed the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change with more than 300 organisations and companies throughout the entire maritime supply chain. The Declaration recognises that signatories have a shared responsibility to ensure the humanitarian crisis of stranded seafarers is resolved as soon as possible.   The Neptune Declaration draws attention to an estimated 400,000 seafarers left stranded on ships beyond the expiry of their initial contracts, many unable to leave since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Their pl...

By Lydia O’Kane There are currently 400,000 seafarers at sea not knowing when they will be able to return home to their families. They remain on board their vessels, despite the fact that their contracts have expired, in many cases months ago. This present situation, which is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been described by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) as a humanitarian crisis at sea. The Chief Executive of Catholic charity Stella Maris UK (formerly the Apostleship of the Sea) Martin Foley says this is an apt description of the current plight of seafarers. ...

MSC CEO Soren Toft Backs Industry Campaign For Seafarers Amid Global Crew Change Crisis As the latest measure to alleviate hardship on seafarers, MSC has joined forces with peers across the maritime value chain in a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are stuck at sea since crew changes were banned by many governments to help curb the spread of COVID-19. This has led to serious consequences for seafarers’ physical and mental well-being, as well as risking serious disruptions to global trade. In order to ...

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Becomes a Signatory to The Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc., one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, today announced that it has become a signatory to The Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change, a global ‘call to action’ initiative to help end the unprecedented crew change crisis affecting the maritime industry. The outbreak of COVID-19, and its impact to worldwide travel, has created an unprecedented humanitarian crisis on the seas, leading to...