“The 25 seafarers who make up the crew of the Galaxy Leader are innocent victims of the ongoing aggression against world shipping, and their plight is a major concern as the merchant shipping community continues to come under attack.

“All efforts must be made by international organisations and States to secure the release of the seafarers.”

“It is abhorrent that seafarers were seized by military forces and that they have been kept from their families and loved ones for too long. All 25 crew members of the Galaxy Leader must be released now”.

Please kindly see below the full list of co-signatories to this statement.

Asian Shipowners Association (ASA)	Asociación de Navieros Españoles (ANAVE)
Yuichi Sonoda, Secretary General	Elena Seco, Director General
Bahamas Shipowners Association	BIMCO
Domenico Rognoni, Chairman	David Loosley, Secretary General & CEO
Chamber of Marine Commerce	Chamber of Shipping of America
Bruce Burrows, President & CEO	Kathy J Metcalf, President
Confitarma	Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
Mario Zanetti, President	Kelly Craighead, President & CEO
Cyprus Shipping Chamber	Danish Shipping
Thomas Kazakos, Director General	Anne H. Steffensen, Director General & CEO
European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA)	FONASBA (The Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents)
Sotiris Raptis, Secretary General	Javier Dulce, President
IFSMA	InterManager
Jim Scorer, Secretary General	Capt. Kuba Szymanski, Secretary General