In a landmark ruling the International Labour Organisation’s Committee of Experts sent a strong message to governments that they have failed in their duty of care for seafarers under international law during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forty-five International Maritime Organization member states and one associate member have now designated seafarers as key workers, a key step in resolving the ongoing crew change crisis.

With cruises canceled due to coronavirus, huge cruise ships anchored off the UK coast have become a familiar sight since the crisis hit in March.

The case for having a ‘psychological first aid responder’ on board cruise ships with the skills to ‘deescalate and stabilise’ crew members experiencing mental health issues, is being made by founder of Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS)...

Welcoming the United Nations General Assembly's call for seafarer key worker designation and implementation of crew change protocols, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim urged priority vaccination for seafarers.

Virgin Voyages President and CEO Tom McAlpin implored shoreside operators to be ‘aggressive’ in preventing coronavirus spread, Celestyal Cruises CEO Chris Theophilides agreed and urged less dependency on technology.

Third Officer Max Bingle, 24, is the youngest recipient of the prestigious Merchant Navy Medal awarded to him for rescuing three sailors from a sinking boat in the Caribbean during Sea Princess’ world cruise from Sydney last year. 

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for mitigating COVID-19 among cruise ship crew to provide technical instructions.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's framework for the conditional resumption of US cruising does not contain a lot of surprises, but there are numerous complexities and unknowns.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a framework for the phased resumption of cruise ship operations in the United States.