Overdue crew levels at record lows as more seafarers are vaccinated

摘要

THE number of vessel crew serving beyond the expiry of their contracts dropped to nine-month lows in December as seafarer vaccination rate continued to improve. The proportion of overdue crew dropped to 3.7% from 4.7% in the previous month, according to the latest Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator, which tracks data from 10 leading shipmanagers covering about 90,000 seafarers. It is the lowest level seen since the indicator was first published in May 2021.