Seafarers are not expendable, warns shipping executive

Shipping must move beyond sympathy and condemnation and introduce enforceable protections for crews operating in conflict zones, former Columbia Shipmanagement’s CEO Mark O’Neil has warned following the death of the chief engineer aboard the Liberian-flagged Minoan Dignity in the Strait of Hormuz. Writing in a comment piece, O’Neil said the death “should stop every shipping leader […]