Crew change humanitarian crisis on course to affect 1m seafarers

Shipping’s most acute logistical challenge of the past 50 years – the crew change crisis brought about by Covid-19 travel restrictions – could soon affect 1m seafarers, Guy Platten the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warned at a United Nations-convened event yesterday. Governments are consigning seafarers to being slaves on what …

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