Key Workers

All professional Seafarers and marine personnel are considered "Key Workers"

"During health crisis, ships transported cargo of basic commodities such as grain, coal, oil and most importantly, medical supplies.

"Around 100,000 such ships carry almost 95% of the world trade. These ships are operated by close to 1.5 million Seafarers, of which 378,000 are Filipinos.

Extracted from A KVH SatNews service. 01 June 2020