Seamen

Ukrainian sailor Vadym Ignashev was abducted from the vessel MSC Riccarda II in Vladivostok. Now it is already known where the Ukrainian is and what awaits him.

The Maritime Administration and the MTWTU urged MSC to prevent vessel calls to Russian ports if there are Ukrainians among the crew.

Six sailors from the Russian-hit vessel HELT have been rescued.

Now seafarers can undergo trial CES testing in four cities of Ukraine.

The Ministry of Infrastructure has extended the validity of documents for seafarers til the end of June.

The Minister of Infrastructure, Olexandr Kubrakov, said that the Ministry of Infrastructure plans to completely digitize the seafarers’ certification field.

CrewEQUIP will help seafarers safely join vessels despite unpredictable changes in government border policies.

The Maritime Administration reported on the situation with the training centers and the documents of the seafarers.

At the end of 2020, the Panama Maritime Authority, the leader in the number of vessels registered under its flag, opened an official representative office in Ukraine, namely in Odessa. Juan Maltez, the Director of the General Directorate of Seafarers of Panama Maritime Authority, and Evgeniy Sukachev, the Head of the office of Panama Maritime Authority in Ukraine, talk about crew change issues, the benefits of the Panamanian flag and cooperation between the Panama Maritime Authority and Ukraine.

The Maritime Administration proposes to introduce a system of video control of state inspections in training centers for seafarers. The corresponding decree must be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.