Seamen

Ukrainian seamen still cannot go abroad
Thousands of seamen have been left without the opportunity to work – despite the government’s decree, they cannot leave the country’s borders.

The seamen appealed to the Ministry of Defence about going abroad
On October 10, sailors gathered in Odesa to appeal to the Ministry of Defense regarding the ban on traveling abroad to work on vessels.

6,200 mariners are waiting for the permission to leave
About 8,000 people submitted applications for confirmation of copies of educational and qualification documents, about 1,800 have already received the necessary documents.

Zelenskyy answered to the petition of the mariners. Will there be any result?
On Friday, September 2, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, responded to the mariners’ petition on allowing sailors to cross the border of Ukraine.

How can a mariner go abroad: an instruction from the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine
On Saturday, August 27, the Cabinet of Ministers allowed sailors of certain categories to cross the border. One of the conditions for departure is the presence of permission from the Military Commissariat.

Seafarers should be provided with free repatriation in case of war
The MTWTU has sent advices to the IMO on the treatment of seafarers if their country is at war.

Ships in Ukrainian ports are running out of food
One and a half hundred ships in the seaports of Ukraine are running out of food and medical supplies.

IMO Legal Committee considers MTWTU’s proposals regarding seafarers
At the IMO meeting on March 22, the Ukrainian side presented recommendations on the principles of fair treatment of seafarers in case of war.

Documents during the war: where should Ukrainian sailors apply?
There are four branches of Morrichservice in Ukraine. However, the war disrupted the activities of almost all of them.

Foreign shipowners recommend their sailors to leave Ukraine
The shipowners are asking the crews to leave their vessels left off the coast of Ukraine.