Seafarers
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Asia
Seafarer dies falling from ladder
The chief officer of a tanker died yesterday when he fell into the sea while descending a ladder. The accident…
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Asia
Shipping warned as Abu Sayaff beheads Canadian hostage
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf has given the shipping industry a shocking taste of things to come, having beheaded a…
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Contributions
Overweight sailors: a 21st century problem
I’m going to raise a rather small problem, when compared to the state of the markets, but a steadily growing…
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Europe
Pirates and journalists tracking seafarer social media posts, warns Norwegian Hull Club
The Norwegian Hull Club has warned seafarers to be careful about what they post into social media as the information…
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Operations
ILO minimum wage frozen until 2018
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has decided to freeze its recommended minimum wage for able seafarers at its current level…
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Asia
Australian immigration officials grilled over failure to pick up ‘Death Ship’ captain
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection came in for widespread criticism today at the senate in Canberra for its…
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Asia
Indonesian crew held in suspected Abu Sayyaf kidnapping
The Indonesian Embassy in Manila yesterday confirmed reports that an Indonesian tug, Brahma 12, has been hijacked in the far…
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Finance and Insurance
Swedish Club identifies the most common accidents onboard via ship type
An interesting report out this week from the Swedish Club identifies the most common accidents onboard via ship type. The…
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Asia
Maritime CEO Forum: Should seafarers ditch their career at sea early?
Should seafarers ditch their career at sea early? This demographic debate sparked heated discussion at the inaugural Maritime CEO Forum…
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Europe
IMarEST: Seafarer career development campaign
London: The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has recently launched a campaign to specifically support seafarers with…
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Contributions
Gas crewing conundrum
Mark Charman, CEO of Faststream Recruitment Group, on ensuring the incoming slew of LNG and LPG vessels have the proper…
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Americas
Four more families settle with Tote over El Faro sinking
Another four families linked to the perished 33 crew of the El Faro have settled with ship operator Tote Services…
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Operations
Maritime Union of Australia enters election fray
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is getting more political in its fight with the Malcolm Turnbull-led government over the…
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Contributions
Things I think about while running: seafarer obesity
As the big four zero approaches in my life, it did seem to be a race between what’d get there…
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Europe
Call to press criminal charges over ship deficiencies
When does the level of deficiencies on ships cross the threshold from being a civil wrong to a criminal offence?…
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Asia
‘Death ship’ captain tried to quash dissent, inquest hears
The Sydney inquest into the mysterious series of deaths onboard the Japanese bulker in 2012 has heard allegations that the…
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Asia
‘Death ship’ captain in the dock
The Sydney inquest into the mysterious three deaths onboard the Japanese controlled in 2012 saw the prime suspect in the…
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Europe
Ukraine to ban crew who have called at Russian-held Crimean ports
Black Sea shipping could face a serious crewing conundrum with news that Ukrainian authorities are looking to hand out three-year…
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Asia
‘Death ship’ inquest reopens as gun-toting ex-master returns to Australia
The inquest into mysterious deaths onboard the bulk carrier reopened in Sydney today, just as the chief suspect reentered Australian…
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Europe
Seafarers UK: Maritime jobs for future generations
Announcing the theme Maritime Jobs for Future Generations, Seafarers UK has this week launched its Seafarers Awareness Week 2016 campaign,…
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