by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 4, 2021 | News, Shipping
Diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of officers to crew the world’s merchant fleet in over a decade by 2026. This follows from the latest Manning Annual...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 3, 2021 | News, Shipping
According to the Seafarer Covid-19 Welfare Survey by the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) 87 per cent of seafarers are still waiting for a jab. Of the respondents to date, 86 per cent would be willing to have the vaccine if offered and 65 per cent would feel safer if...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 12, 2021 | Shipping
A Dutch vaccination programme for seafarers is to start mid-June. All seafarers who work on ships under Dutch flag or management are eligible for this. The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) has stated that the vaccinations will enable people to safely...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 5, 2021 | Dredging, News, Offshore
Personnel of dredging and offshore company Van Oord have rebelled against the Covid-19 schedule that the company still unilaterally imposes on crews on its ships. This means that they spend six weeks on a ship in Northwest Europe instead of the usual one or two weeks,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2021 | News, Shipping
The heads of five United Nations (UN) organisations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination. They ask for this because of the key role they play in supporting global trade and mobility, and the ongoing crew change...
