A small number of countries around the world are stepping up to provide leadership to deal with the growing humanitarian crisis. Denmark, Singapore and Sri Lanka are taking steps to alleviate the seafarer crew change crisis. Sri Lanka The … [Read more...]
New protocols to manage onboard risk of COVID-19
The publication "Coronavirus (COVID-19) Protocols to Mitigate the Risks of Cases On Board Ships" has been released by three international maritime bodies: the International Chamber of Shipping, the International Maritime Health Association and … [Read more...]
US CDC issues guidelines to help manage and disembark cases of COVID-19 aboard ships
Cases of COVID-19 are growing around the world. Inevitably, in a pandemic, all human populations will sooner or later begin to record cases of the illness. However, despite the pandemic, seafarers still continue to present a very low risk of … [Read more...]
Domestic shippers should look to coastal shipping to ease road and rail freight bottlenecks
Coastal shipping could provide relief to the freight congestion caused by onerous and confusing state COVID testing and self-isolation rules for truck drivers and transport workers. Some container shipping lines already carry domestic freight … [Read more...]
OPINION: as an industrial action crisis looms, it is no accident that enterprise agreements have expired across the waterfront
Industrial action at the DP World container terminals around the country may just be the tip of a "protected industrial action" iceberg. A deliberate, organised and co-ordinated campaign to cause widespread disruption across the cargo-handling … [Read more...]