Ports Australia signs Neptune Declaration | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Ports Australia signs Neptune Declaration Ports Australia has signed the Neptune Declaration, joining more than 800 companies worldwide with a shared responsibility of collaboration to overcome the seafarer crew change crisis. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers who bear the load of roughly 90% of world trade have been stranded aboard ships throughout the pandemic because of the widespread inability for crew changeovers to occur or for shore leave to be granted. As per Global Maritime Forum’s website: The Neptune Declaration urges the implementation of four main actions to address the crisis...