Tag: COVID-19

Hundreds of trade unions around the world, have penned an open letter to governments who oppose removing IP restrictions on Covid vaccines, accusing them of compounding supply chain crises and inflicting ‘economic self-harm’.

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has cost the lives of more than 4,899,000 while confirmed cases exceed 240,000,000.

The American club recently announced the extension of pre-employment examinations certificates to 1st December 2021.

Amid COVID-19 outbreak situation, Indonesia updated its entry requirements for foreign seafarers, according to the latest information by GAC.

EMSA issues a report providing figures on the impact of COVID-19 on shipping traffic. The report is based on solid vessel movements statistics showing the port call trends without interpreting the statistical data.

BIMCO advises on measures to be taken for cases where ships are unable to have an Asian Gypsy moth (AGM) inspection due to COVID-19.

With COVID-19 pandemic, dealing with a disease onboard has become a challenge due to the high transmissibility of the virus.

Crew change specialists are in big demand from shipping companies struggling to get seafarers on or off vessels because of Covid-19 travel restrictions.

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), in collaboration with PSA and the Fullerton Health Group (FHG), has set up a seafarers’ vaccination (SEAVAX) centre in Singapore.

When a seafarer is experiencing a mental health crisis, he might no longer feel able to cope with it, particularly amid the COVID-19 pandemic.