THE global maritime industry, to which the Philippines supplies the biggest manpower, has seen improvements in what is called the “crew-change crisis,” as vaccination rates lead to lower infection and eased travel restrictions. Global Maritime Forum, an international non-profit for seaborne trade, said, citing the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator…
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New national lockdowns, an increase in flight cancellations, travel restrictions, and increasingly strict crew change requirements, especially in Asia, are preventing seafarers from going back home after completing their contracts. This is despite a strong increase in vaccine rates during the last month, ship managers report. The latest Indicator shows that the number of seafarers .
Travel restrictions, strict crew change requirements, and national lockdowns are preventing seafarers from going back home and have accentuated continuing seafarer shortages, ship managers report. Yet, a positive trend of stabilization first reported in August is also shown in the October Indicator, which reports further improvement of the situation. The latest Indicator shows that the .