travel
In 2020, Christiaan De Beukelaer spent 150 days covering 14,000 nautical miles aboard the schooner Avontuur, a hundred-year-old sailing vessel that transports cargo across the Atlantic Ocean. Embarking in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, he wanted to understand the realities of a little-known alternative to the shipping industry on which our global economy relies, and which…
Read MoreIn early 2020, stranded cruise ships became a stark symbol of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Now it’s seafarers stranded on cargo ships.
Read MoreDe honderdduizenden zeelieden die niet aan wal raken, zijn de onzichtbare slachtoffers van de corona-epidemie. Toch zijn de rederijen niet snel geneigd om hun bemanningen te wisselen. Daar moet verandering in komen.
Read MoreSome 400,000 seafarers are currently stuck on ships, past the end of their contracts, unable to go home.
Read MoreHundreds of thousands of maritime workers remain stranded at sea because many countries refuse to classify them as “essential workers” – it’s time to bring them home.
Read MoreWhen international ports close, what happens to those at sea?
Read MoreStatement from the Crew of the Avontuur, on arrival in Hamburg after six months at sea.
Read MoreA reflection on being at sea during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe coronavirus means that my research on a sailing cargo ship is lasting a lot longer than I bargained for.
Read MoreWe are doing well. We are all safe, sound, and healthy aboard the Avontuur.
Read More