Coronavirus-related travel restrictions have placed serious restrictions on shipowners’ ability to make crew changes, imposing hardships on seafarers and putting shipowners in possible breach of a number of international maritime regulations, governing
Captain Rajesh Unni, founder and CEO of Singapore-headquartered ship manager Synergy Group, is proposing a solution to the seafarer welfare problem caused by coronavirus related restrictions on crew changes. He believes the
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB 09-20) explaining the measures it is adopting during the COVID-19 outbreak with regard to vessel inspections, exams and documentation. The
The impact of coronavirus-related restrictions on access to ships has helped accelerate shipowners’ use of classification society remote survey services. Today, ABS reported that it is expanding its remote survey options for
Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Danica Crewing Services is urging ship operators to exercise caution when making crew changeovers while the coronavirus outbreak continues to rampage. Responding to industry calls for seafarers to be
As coronavirus-related travel and other restrictions increase, the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation have written a joint open letter to the heads of four United Nations agencies
Kitack Lim, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is urging “a practical and pragmatic approach, in these unusual times, to issues like crew changeovers, resupply, repairs, survey and certification and
Both the U.S. Department of State and the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling on cruise ships. Both announcements are in stark contrast to
In an update posted at 10.00 p.m. Saturday, Princess Cruises said it had received word from state and local response operations that Grand Princess will proceed to the Port of Oakland on
ABB’s solutions on board a large passenger ship have been awarded cybersecurity verification from classification society DNV GL, making the ship the first to achieve system compliance under DNV GL’s framework for
