Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be the world’s first global carbon tax.

About 150,000 seafarers are stranded at sea in need of crew changes, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. About 150,000 seafarers are stranded at sea in need of crew changes, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. International shipping organizations, trade unions and shipping companies are urging countries to recognize merchant crews as essential workers and allow them to travel and carry out crew changes. When you are seven months on board, you are becoming physically and mentally exhausted, Kogankov said by satellite phone from Thailand. No, the vessel is running all the time.Officers sign on for three to four months, the rest of the crew for around seven months.