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Please see the below links to the results of a survey on the wellbeing of seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine.

See how 100 days of war in Ukraine has impacted Seafarers.

Click the tile for the following Safety4Sea article.

Click the tile below to read the article regarding: А recent communication from the Mission of the Russian Federation to the IMO dated 25 March 2022 No. 003/124 оп the […]

Guidance on repatriation of seafarers due to situation in Ukraine.

Click the tile below to read the United Nations article.

As many as 1,000 merchant seafarers are trapped on vessels near Ukrainian ports while fighting rages all around them. Click the tile below to read the Lloyd’s List article.

Food, fuel and medical supplies are running low on ships stuck in Ukraine, unable to leave due to the fighting. Despite an initial flurry of successful evacuations from shipowners and […]

As an estimated 1,500 people on about 100 ships are believed stranded in Odessa and other ports, seafarers’ charities have launched an emergency appeal. Click the tile below to read […]

The Government of Ukraine has sent the attached communication, dated 18 March 2022, with the request that it be circulated by the Organization.

Please use the online form to submit information on ships stranded in the Black Sea and Sea of Azov. This information will be received by the IMO Secretariat Emergency Task Force.  If […]

Click the tile below for GWO’s statement.

The war in Ukraine has demanded flexible ways to pay seafarers from Ukraine and Russia. An existing payment system, developed for the cruise sector, offers a way out for crew […]

General guidance in relation to shipping involving Russia/Ukraine and Russian interests.