New report shows seafarers’ need for human contact
Maritime charity Stella Maris is highlighting the vital need for personal, human contact for seafarers in a world operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreMaritime charity Stella Maris is highlighting the vital need for personal, human contact for seafarers in a world operating amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreIn its most recent report, Allianz notes that the crew change crisis continues to have a major impact on the health and wellbeing of seafarers, with potentially long-term implications for safety.
Read moreOver 5,000 seafarers have been vaccinated by Cyprus, as the country took the initiative to offer Covid-19 vaccines to entire crews of ships that have the Cypriot flag, are porting on the country’s ports, and running any Cyprus-managed ships.
Read moreThe Netherlands is piloting a scheme aiming to vaccinate seafarers of all nationalities that are calling at the port of Rotterdam.
Read moreOn July 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed seafarers on cargo ships as a key group that should be prioritised for vaccinations. This was a move that ECSA and ETF applauded.
Read moreNautilus International's general secretary Mark Dickinson and CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping (UKCS) Bob Sanguinetti have signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State, asking that the country actively offer vaccinations to seafarers visiting British ports.
Read moreAfter the successful COVID-19 vaccination of Belgian seafarers that started on 2 June, Belgium is moving a level up as the Vaccination Task Force and the Interministerial Conference on Public Health started a vaccination campaign from 26 July for all seafarers arriving in a Belgian port, regardless of their nationality.
Read moreBelgium will boost its seafarers vaccination campaign at its major ports from July 26, using mobile medical vaccination teams to ships at berth to provide the vaccinations directly on board.
Read moreThe World Health Organization has now named seafarers as transportation workers that should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.
Read moreThe American P&I Club is further extending the validity PEME certificates to 1st September 2021, for seafarers originating from Bulgaria, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Philippines, Poland, Romania, the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
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