Shining a light on shipping's importance
“Unified, prompt action from governments and other key stakeholders is needed to protect the lives and livelihoods of the 1.6 million seafaring men and women who serve us all across the seas, and who continue to face extreme risk to their safety and earnings,” explained Margi Van Gogh, the World Economic Forum [WEF] head of supply chain and transport.
“By granting stranded seafarers key worker status, and by prioritising vaccine allocation for transport crew, we can prevent a deepening humanitarian and economic crisis.”
The declaration has urged policy makers to make four key changes.
- Recognise seafarers as key workers and give them priority access to Covid-19 vaccines
- Establish and implement gold standard health protocols based on existing best practice
- Increase collaboration between ship operators and charterers to facilitate crew changes
- Ensure air connectivity between key maritime hubs for seafarers
Cutting-edge technology will be needed to battle coronavirus – and it’s also required for maritime industries to evolve.
Shining a light on shipping's importance - MarineTraffic Blog
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
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