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Seafarers Welfare COVID19

Five seafarers have been abandoned off the coast of Umm Al Quwain, in the United Arab Emirates. They have not received wages for 32 months and...

Dryad Global February 18, 2021

Industry News Seafarers Welfare COVID19

UN General Assembly Resolution calls for seafarer key worker designation and implementation of crew change protocols; IMO Secretary-General...

Dryad Global December 2, 2020

Industry News Kidnap Seafarers Welfare

The introduction of new international employment rights for seafarers captured by pirates, comes into force on 26 December 2020. The amendment,...

Dryad Global December 1, 2020

Coronavirus Seafarers Welfare COVID19 SOLAS Due Diligence

On July 29, 2020, the heads of three maritime unions – Marshall Ainley of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, Don Marcus from the...

Dryad Global September 13, 2020

Coronavirus Seafarers Welfare COVID19 SOLAS Due Diligence

Ship operators hire armed guards to countenance the potential use of lethal force to defend a vessel in extreme and proscribed circumstances. It’s...

Dryad Global September 13, 2020

Coronavirus Seafarers Welfare COVID19 SOLAS Due Diligence

1.2 million seafarers on more than 55,000 ships form the backbone of the global economy. The outbreak of COVID-19 threatened these supply lines...

Dryad Global September 13, 2020

Seafarers Welfare