Shipping Industry Intensifies Calls to Free Seafarers Still Trapped by Russia-Ukraine War February 24, 2023 By Brendan Murray The global shipping industry is stepping up calls for the United Nations and aid groups to help evacuate hundreds of...
COVID-19 Fuels Abandonment of Ships – and Their Cargoes and Crews December 18, 2020 By K. Oanh Ha and Bruce Stanley From the deck of their tanker, Captain Samig Nabiyev and his crew could see the smoke and fire rising over...
Willis Launches New Policy to Cover Repatriation Costs for Stranded Seafarers September 10, 2013 Willis Group Holdings has launched a new liability insurance policy to cover the costs associated with repatriating stranded seafarers. The...
Seafarers’ Org. Lauds EU’s Extension of Somali Anti-piracy Operations March 26, 2012 The SOS – SaveOurSeafarers – campaign announced that it “welcomes the extension of the EU counter- piracy operation until end...