SMM conference report: the future of shipping is how it deals with labour
The great and the good of the shipping industry recently congregated in Hamburg for the ...
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JBHT: SURCHARGES ON THE MENUJBHT: TRADING UPDATE ON ITS WAYAMZN: FISHINGMAERSK: MOST DEFENSIVE AFTER NEW TARIFF THREATS TSLA: MERGER TALKDHL: HUNTINGDSV: FX RISK ON THE RADAREXPD: LOOKING AHEADPLD: DOWNSIDE RISKKNIN: TOP SCHENKER EXEC INR: STUNNING PAYOUT RISE AND NEW RECORDXOM: DISPOSALS AMID EARNINGS PRESSUREDHL: JOINING THE BEAR CAMP DSV: LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONUPS: TURNING MORE BULLISHCHRW: TRIMMING AHEAD OF EARNINGS
First-hand anonymous account of what it is like to be a cargo ship captain during the coronavirus pandemic. In summary – it’s not much fun. As the number of seafarers stranded on vessels around the world continues to rise, as a result of the widespread cancellation of passenger flights limiting crew changes, this article in TradeWinds highlights the huge psychological pressure many working at sea now find themselves subject to. “I have lost count of the number of times I have sat in my cabin consoling desperate men, who are in tears. As the master, I need to remain strong and supportive for all of them, but there have been times I have woken up crying because it all seems so hopeless.”
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