Ship managers struggle to carry out crew change with Indian Seafarers at foreign ports. By now Indian seafarers must has realised that its far from over for them. As lock down 5.0 is announced … [Read more...] about Indian seafaring community in crises – No decision on International flights and Charter flight plan collapses
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Crew Repatriation: Team effort ensures safe repatriation while working from home.
With many countries imposing travel bans and restrictions on crew changes with efforts to flatten the coronavirus (COVID-19) curve, it is without a doubt a challenge for all ship owners to repatriate … [Read more...] about Crew Repatriation: Team effort ensures safe repatriation while working from home.
Lack of permission to operate special chartered flights hurts seafarers’ job prospects
Source: The Hindu // Lack of government permission by Monday to a ship management company to run a chartered flight on May 28 to Colombo, will kill the employment chances of some 150 Indian … [Read more...] about Lack of permission to operate special chartered flights hurts seafarers’ job prospects
Seafarers repatriation – Governments needs to wake up before its too late.
Remember, We rely on seafarers to deliver. Seafarers already work in an environment of isolation and for months at a time. In the past they had the respite of shore leave in places they visited and … [Read more...] about Seafarers repatriation – Governments needs to wake up before its too late.
Indian Govt. to chart out evacuation plan for stranded seafarers in international waters: Mandaviya
Source:PTI New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The government will chart out a plan for evacuation of seafarers stuck on international waters amid COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister Mansukh L Mandaviya said on … [Read more...] about Indian Govt. to chart out evacuation plan for stranded seafarers in international waters: Mandaviya
