Shipping Chief Warns Against Using Seafarers as Geopolitical Leverage

Seafarers are not combatants, Kazakos tells Hamburg forum 

Seafarers must not be drawn into geopolitical conflicts or used as leverage in disputes over international waterways, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) secretary-general Thomas Kazakos told shipping leaders in Hamburg this week.  Kazakos delivered the opening address at the Xinde Marine Forum, held under the theme ‘Navigate Uncertainty, Embrace Transition’.  Addressing the growing dangers facing crews, he said seafarers “should […]