Unions, employers give governments one month to sort out crew changes

  After extending seafarers’ contracts at sea twice due to the overall challenges for executing crew…

UAE to ease restrictions on crew changes

  The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to gradually lift the restrictions on crew changes…

Keep ports open, facilitate crew changes, ICS and ITF tell UN

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Internatiional Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are calling on…

Coronavirus: Maersk suspends crew changes until April 14

  The world’s largest container line has suspended crew changes for all of its operated ships…