Seafarers in Australia refuse to sail amid crew change crisis 

  Crews on two more ships in Australia have refused to keep sailing, demanding repatriation as…

Intercargo reiterates call for urgent action on crew change

  Intercargo has repeated industry calls for urgent action on crew change, even as restrictions go…

Singapore beefs up safety measures for crew change

  The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced enhanced safety measures in Singapore…

13 governments promise to solve crew change crisis

  13 countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers,…

Philippines opens ‘Green Lane’ for seafarers, crew change

  The world’s largest supplier of crew to the international shipping industry – the Philippines –…

Crew change crisis: Global supply chains risk collapse — ICS 

  The ongoing crew change crisis was top of the agenda for International Chamber of Shipping…

Enough is enough: ITF asks seafarers to stop work over delayed crew change

  The International Maritime Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has taken the unprecedented move of telling the…

COVID-19: Singapore implements first full crew change 

  The first seafarers to benefit from the use of chartered flight to comply with the…

Crew change: Humanitarian crisis looms, ICS, others tell Guterres

  The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been urged by global industrial and…

ICS, IATA seek designated airports for crew change 

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has teamed up with the International Air Transport Association…

Crew change poses serious concern amid coronavirus crisis

  The issue of crew change that has arisen due to the coronavirus pandemic should be…