Amidst the pandemic lies the 24 hours working class like ship crew members waiting eagerly to go home. Donato Albayalde and his colleagues of cruise ship Queen Mary 2 reached Philippines on April 25. Since then, they are being stuck at hotel in Pasa city in the name of quarantine. It’s been more than 24 days […]
One of the Hapag Lloyd Container Ship, MV Montpellier, have reported two positive cases of COVID-19. The details of the two crew members have not been disclosed yet. The ship was arriving at Durban Port, South Africa and was in Middle East India Africa Express (MIAX) service. As per the precaution, ship has been asked […]
There will a lot more qualities needed for becoming a good sailor’s wife but these few qualities needed at most. I have sailed on ships with my sailor and gone through with many phrases of his life (Onboard and ashore, before and after marriage). By my Experience and also observing other supernumeraries I have penned […]
Philippines has been a maritime hub for the workforce all around the world. From merchant shipping to cruise, you will find seafarers from island nation all over there. A great part of the maritime work is constituted by the island nation. This is for both officers and ratings. But in past 1 decade from 2010 […]
Two major cruise lines Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines have confirmed that they will keep their operations shut till 31st July. After corona outbreak, all cruise lines shut their operations and the focus was shifted to repatriation of crew members to their home. In the first quarter of 2020, cruise lines have faced a […]
USS Theodore Roosevelt started to embark sailors again on the ship after all of the sailors finished their quarantine period. But during check 13 sailors who tested negative two times after they recovered from covid-19 disease, showed positive results. Called as relapsed cases, they have been again put in isolation and also the people who […]
An urgent call from Shipmasters Has the Merchant Shipping industry and its seafarers been forgotten? This open letter is from The International Federation of Shipmasters Associations (IFSMA) To all Governments, Unprecedented times: These are indeed unprecedented times and the maritime industry has been dealt a very serious strategic shock as nations around the world have […]
On 23rd April, a Filipino 3rd Officer went missing from a Teekay Ship named as Jiaolong Spirit. After he went missing, family of the missing seafarer started a campaign, which asked for a thorough investigation in the case. The news became a big voice in the whole shipping industry. More detail can be read in […]
Capt. Andriyan Evtimov, Bulgarian, And also the goodwill ambassador of IMO Bulgria, have started a petition for ‘Seafarers Matters’. The petition talks about crew change that needs to be carried as lot of seafarers are stranded in different part of the world. On the other side, those who are at land also needs to go […]