<p>Seafarers are finding it increasingly difficult to step ashore, with new research showing access to shore leave has dropped sharply since the pandemic. A study by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, Shore Leave and the Future of Port-Based Welfare, found a 61% fall in seafarers spending time in welfare centres since 2020. Nearly seven in ten &#8230;</p> </p><p><p>https://splash247.com/study-warns-seafarers-shore-leave-still-in-steep-decline-since-pandemic/</p></p>