News Update – 4th to 11th March
Dock Workers and Shipping Lines Widen Boycott of Russian Trade | Financial Post – 4th March
(Bloomberg) — Dock workers around the world are pushing to widen bans on Russian ships from their ports, moves that would potentially blacklist more than 1,700 vessels connected to the country as its invasion of Ukraine strains already-disrupted global supply chains.
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/dock-workers-and-shipping-lines-widen-boycott-of-russian-trade
Ukraine: vessel sunk, seafarer killed, IMO calls extraordinary session | Riviera – 4th March
The sinking of a general cargo vessel marks the sixth commercial vessel damaged by munitions during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to maritime security information services. IMO has called an extraordinary session of its 40-member council, and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has designated parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as ‘Warlike Operations Areas’
https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/seafarer-killed-on-anchored-bulker-during-shelling-on-ukrainian-port-70059
CMA CGM Cautions On Sanctions And War Fallout | G Captain – 4th March
CMA CGM on Friday said intense shipping demand that swelled its earnings last year was continuing in early 2022 but the war in Ukraine was making the market outlook uncertain.
The Ukraine Effect – How Will The West Man Their Ships? | G Captain – 4th March
India has declined to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine. India abstained along with China in the United Nations vote condemning the invasion. Serbia is also on the side of Putin. India has a long standing cooperation with Russia in terms of defence and buying arms. Also in an unusual case, we also have Pakistan siding with India. The majority of the world population is thus in nations that did not vote to condemn the invasion.
More than a thousand Seafarers stranded on ships near Ukraine | AJOT – 4th March
About 140 ships have been trapped off the coast of Ukraine, putting more than a thousand seafarers in harm’s way.
https://ajot.com/news/more-than-a-thousand-seafarers-stranded-on-ships-near-ukraine
Italy Arrests Russian Yachts Worth $115M | G Captain – 5th March
Italian police have seized villas and yachts worth at least 140 million euros ($153 million) from four high-profile Russians who were placed on an EU sanctions list following Moscow’s attack on Ukraine, sources said on Saturday.
Stuck on a vessel off South Philly, Ukrainian seamen watch their homeland at war | Philadelphia Inquirer – 5th March
Seven Ukrainian men have been stuck on a merchant vessel in South Philly since July 2021. Now they watch as their country goes to war, unable to return.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/ukraine-ocean-force-ship-philadelphia-immigration-20220305.html
International Women’s Day 2022: ITF launches Sanitation Rights Toolkit | ITF Seafarers – 7th March
The toolkit contains resources for transport workers to win sanitation rights including key information about health risks, checklists for negotiators, contact language and more.
https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/international-womens-day-2022-itf-launches-sanitation-rights-toolkit
28 Bengali sailors evacuate ship struck by missile in Ukraine | Vancouver News – 7th March
DHAKA, Bangladesh – The 28 Bangladeshi seafarers stranded on a damaged ship in Ukraine have been evacuated along with the body of a deceased colleague as Russian forces encircled and continued bombarding cities.
https://www.vancouvernews.net/news/272363929/28-bengali-sailors-evacuate-ship-struck-by-missile-in-ukraine
The Only Container Ship in Ukraine Hasn’t Moved in 12 Days | Bloomberg – 7th March
The last container ship in Ukraine arrived on the eve of Russia’s invasion and hasn’t moved in 12 days, its crew and cargo safe but caught in a war zone.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-03-07/supply-chain-latest-cargo-ships-roiled-by-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine
As Ukraine Evacuates Trapped Seafarers, Foreign Mariners Count Cost of War | G Captain – 7th March
Bangladeshi seafarer Asiful Islam recalls the moment when a missile struck his cargo ship last week off the Ukrainian port of Olvia, killing his crew mate.
As Ukraine Evacuates Trapped Seafarers, Foreign Mariners Count Cost of War
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian Sailors Remain Stuck in Ports | Wall Street Journal – 7th March
Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers are stuck in ports around the world as the war in Ukraine intensifies and shipowners are scrambling to find replacement crews to keep strained supply chains rolling.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-07/card/thousands-of-ukrainian-and-russian-sailors-remain-stuck-in-ports-fr9h70ksjqLYPeX34yyP
The Invasion of Ukraine Is Causing Crisis at Sea | Foreign Policy – 8th March
Russian ships have nowhere to dock, and supply chains will suffer.
Shipping Traffic Near Russian Ports Drops | WSJ – 8th March
Shipping traffic near Russian ports has fallen by a third since the country’s invasion of Ukraine, a sign of how sanctions and global companies’ withdrawal from Russia are hitting the country’s economy.
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/russia-ukraine-latest-news-2022-03-08/card/shipping-traffic-near-russian-ports-drops-nWRjdVrzE6gkfoPQyB0z
Mission to Seafarers Extends Assistance to Ukrainian Mariners | Maritime Executive – 8th March
The Mission to Seafarers is stepping up its relief effort for Ukrainian mariners who find themselves far from home at a time of national emergency. The need for communications with loved ones and pastoral support is high, the charity reports, as the Russian invasion has many Ukrainian nationals worried about the fate of their families.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/mission-to-seafarers-extends-assistance-to-ukrainian-mariners
Fear of employer retaliation leads immigrant seafarers to delay, avoid medical care: study | Safety + Health – 9th March
Houston — Filipino seafarers often delay or completely avoid medical care – despite their rights to it under maritime law – for fear of retaliation from employers, including potentially losing their jobs, results of a recent study show.
https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/22344-fear-of-employer-retaliation-leads-immigrant-seafarers-to-delay-avoid-medical-care-study
How Nigeria tackled piracy, maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea –NIMASA DG | 9jacable – 9th March
“NIMASA has put in tremendous efforts to mitigate the tide of maritime insecurity in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea through several maritime domain awareness interventions and collaborative efforts.
http://9jacable.com/how-nigeria-tackled-piracy-maritime-crimes-in-gulf-of-guinea-nimasa-dg/breaking-news/
Shipping industry urges safe passage for trapped ships and crews in Ukraine | National Post – 10th March
Ukrainian maritime officials have told Reuters there are around 100 foreign-flagged vessel and hundreds of mariners stranded in Ukrainian ports by the fighting.
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/shipping-industry-urges-safe-passage-for-trapped-ships-and-crews-in-ukraine
Seafarers – always collateral damage | Seatrade Maritime News – 11th March
Nobody, I am willing to wager, would have suggested to the crews of ships bound for Ukrainian ports last month that they might have been putting their lives on the line, or finding themselves in harm’s way.
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/seafarers-always-collateral-damage
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