Tag: crew change

BIMCO joins the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) in efforts to encourage shipping companies or masters to fill in a Crew Change Report Form launched by the latter.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 128 Filipinos seafarers are now back home following a successful repatriation operation from the Filipino government and the Turkish authorities in Ankara.

In our special column we ask ship operators and ship managers to share their perspective over the topic of crew change and talk about the challenges they faced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governments need to urgently act to ensure ships’ crew changeovers can take place to keep world trade flowing and avert a humanitarian and ship safety crisis, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim reiterated once again during a virtual meeting.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change issue that has brought, Canada issued the temporary resident visas (TRVs) program to permit seafarers' transportation.

Recognizing the importance of maritime transport for the world's resilience, IMO and UNCTAD reiterated calls for governments to allow crew changes and ensure seafarers and other maritime personnel have access to documentation to return home safely.  

The issue of crew change restrictions has brought many barriers to the shipping industry and most importantly to the seafarers, with many countries now making steps to allow crew change, as Hong Kong did.

Following the COVID-19 outbreak and the major travel restriction issue that has arise, Wilhelmsen coordinated Singapore’s first full crew change for Synergy Group.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic and the crew change issue that has arise, shipping companies set seven chartered flights in order to bring 2.000 seafarers from Sri Lanka, Brazil, UK back to their homes.

MPA, SSA and SMOU Singapore, in cooperation with the International Maritime Employers’ Council Ltd (IMEC) and The World Shipping Council (WSC) have formed the Singapore Crew Change Working Group (SGCCWG) to facilitate crew changes in Singapore.