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Asian Ship Owners Warn About the Lack of Crew Members in the Future

portnews - April 27, 2022

On 21st April 2022, the 27th Interim Meeting of the Seafarers Committee (SC), Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA), was held virtually. The Meeting was attended...

Ghana

Ghana Withdraws Mandatory Vaccination Order for Foreign Seafarers

portnews - January 22, 2022

Authorities in Ghana have been forced to withdraw a mandatory vaccination policy for seafarers entering the country over concerns that shipping lines will skip...

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PROHIBITION OF CREW CHANGE IN SINGAPORE FOR CREW WITH RECENT TRAVEL HISTORY TO BANGLADESH, NEPAL, PAKISTAN AND SRI LANKA

wpoadmin - May 3, 2021

MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE PORT MARINE CIRCULAR 1.The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that from 1 May 2021 , 2359 hours, all long-term...

Antwerp Port

Ship quarantined in Antwerp after Indian sailors test positive for coronavirus

wpoadmin - May 3, 2021

An oil tanker has been blocked in the port of Antwerp since Friday after eight Indian crew members tested positive for coronavirus, the Belgian...

France

Crew on tanker in French port tested for Indian Covid variant

wpoadmin - May 3, 2021

Sixteen sailors are currently in solitary confinement in Le Havre after testing positive for Covid-19. Their oil tanker had been in India and French health...

Seafarers

Crew Change Crisis 2.0 – Singapore Bans South Asian Seafarers

wpoadmin - May 3, 2021

Seafarers have been the invisible victims of COVID-19. Thanks to local restrictions and logistical challenges, hundreds of thousands have been stranded at sea –...

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Seafair selected to improve seafarer management for Pantheon Tankers

wpoadmin - April 14, 2021

Pantheon Tankers, Alpha Bulkers and Alpha Gas, a group of companies that operate 70 vessels, have engaged Seafair to build customized software to improve...

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