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ITF: Shipping companies should step up and end ordeal of seafarers stuck off China
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling on the shipping companies to step u...
Solution found to end MSC Anastasia’s crew change ordeal
The ordeal of seafarers on board MSC Anastasia, a bulk carrier that has been stuck off China’s...
The Liberian Registry becomes 1st ship registry to sign the Neptune Declaration
The Liberian Registry has become the very first ship registry to sign onto the Neptune Declaration o...
Over 300 industry leaders sign Neptune Declaration to end crew change crisis
Over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders have signed a new global pledge urging for indus...
ICS urges govts to prioritize vaccination of seafarers and maritime workers
The International Chamber of Shipping is calling on governments to put seafarers and frontline marit...
Frank Coles, CEO of Wallem Group, resigns
Frank Coles, Chief Executive Officer of the Wallem Group, has resigned and will be leaving the Walle...
IMO Secretary-General slams 'no crew change' clause
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has criticized the “no crew change” clauses in charterparties, stre...
MSC calls for long-overdue crew change on bulker stuck in China
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is calling for an urgent crew change solution for the bulk carr...
Landmark ILO ruling says govts failed to protect seafarers
The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Committee of Experts issued a ruling that governments ...
45 countries designated seafarers as key workers
Forty-five IMO Member States and one Associate Member, Hong Kong, have now designated seafarers as ...
ITF helped recover more than $1.7 million in owned wages to seafarers
Member unions of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have helped recover more than...
Faccin Wind Towers Division: a reliable partner for your wind energy project
Faccin Group created a Wind Towers Division within the company. Why? Eng. Andrea Comparin: “Ac...
Maritime Insurance Market Update, Q3 2020
‘Clients, advisors and insurers are in the same boat.’ Effective cooperation is necessary to keep ri...
UN adopts resolution on key worker status of seafarers
The United Nations has adopted a resolution that calls on its members to designate seafarers and oth...
Many seafarers could quit the industry over mishandling of COVID-19 crew change crisis
Nearly 90% of British seafarers have been affected by the pandemic and one in two is now considering...
Shipping bodies urge Jeff Bezos to take a stand for stranded seafarers
The leaders of the major shipping bodies are calling on the Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to take a stand fo...
It’s all about power flow
Integration of renewable energies on a ship – and in other island networks Interview with Jero...
Danica: Each crew change costing up to $2,000 more amid COVID-19 impact
Individual crew changes are costing up to an additional $2,000, doubling the price since last year a...
Hapag-Lloyd reports COVID-19 cases on two ships
German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd reported that two of its vessels were facing delays am...
41 Indian seafarers stuck at Chinese ports for months
A total of 41 Indian seafarers have been stranded on two ships for months unable to dock in Chinese ...
“ETICA IP” ROV & USV a staunch green ally for the blue economy indystry & ocean sustainability
By Ioana Laura Grigore. Our concept of blue economy & ocean sustainability in offshore industry ...
AMSA: Serving on ships beyond 11 months won’t be permitted from February 2021
The interim COVID arrangements which have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-boar...
UN agencies support resumption of cruise ship operations
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have expres...
Cargo ship crew repatriated after 20 months spent on board
Nine Chinese and Filipino seafarers, some of whom have been onboard their Panama-flagged cargo ship ...
Singapore ship registry crosses 96 million GT milestone
The Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) crossed the 96 million gross tonnage milestone in 2020, mainta...
Australia arrests Japanese car carrier over overdue crew change
Japanese-owned car import vessel Metis Leader has been arrested in Australia on the grounds of overd...
Singaporean seafarers get additional unemployment assistance
Singaporean seafarers who were unable to secure shipboard employment between May and December 2020 d...
China opens 10 ports to crew changes
Ten Chinese ports will resume foreign crew change operations with certain requirements in place, tak...
Over 400,000 seafarers trapped at sea
More than 400,000 seafarers remain trapped at sea on more than 60,000 cargo ships, as calls to end t...