Ukraine Rolls Out Remote IDs for Seafarers Stranded by War

Ukraine Rolls Out Remote IDs for Seafarers Stranded by War

Ukraine is set to implement a pioneering pilot scheme allowing remote processing of Seafarers’ Identity Documents (SIDs), providing critical relief to thousands of Ukrainian maritime professionals unable to return home...

Stranded Ukrainian seafarers to get remote fix in paperwork overhaul

Ukraine is preparing to launch a pilot scheme allowing the remote processing of seafarers’ identity documents (SID) for thousands of its seafarers stranded abroad by war, bureaucracy, and logistical dead ends. No fixed date has been set for the scheme’s introduction, but, according to crew supplier and management company Danica Crewing Specialists, it’s believed to …