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Campaign to check on STCW compliance will commence in September
A new concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) has been announced by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs (Memoranda of Understandings), specifically focusing…
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World Maritime University seeks seafarer opinion on working hours
The World Maritime University (WMU) is calling all seafarers to participate in a survey on hours of work/rest, workload, and…
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Morale at sea on the rise post-covid
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published yesterday by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that seafarer happiness levels are recovering,…
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Smile like you mean it
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index on the rise of grin washing. You have probably heard the…
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Seafarers on edge as monkeypox declared a global public health emergency
Seafarers around the world are bracing for possible further inconveniences from port states in the wake of the World Health…
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Calls grow for mandatory recording of suicides at sea
The UK government has published a 30-page report looking into one of shipping’s darkest secrets, suicides at sea, with a…
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Report highlights shortage of qualified mariners to meet requirements of proposed US crewing legislation
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a report, Global Specialist Offshore Support Vessel Market Overview, highlighting the risks…
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New Inmarsat report highlights seafarer concerns in the digital era
A new report published by sat comm giant Inmarsat in association with UK consultancy Thetius makes clear the worries many…
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A permanent fix for seafarers as essential workers
Dr Carolyn Graham, an expert in maritime sociology, gives her take on what the industry ought to be addressing on…
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As shipping goes digital, seafarers matter more than ever
Shipping’s digital and sustainability transition will be led by its people, and this is an opportunity to create a brighter…
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Crew abandonment figures continue to horrify
Ahead of Saturday’s Day of the Seafarer, maritime platform RightShip today revealed new data to show that, as at the…
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Maersk faces sexual assault at sea charges
Maersk is facing a manning crisis at sea as multiple reports of sexual assault surface. In the US, two lawsuits…
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Deborah Layde to lead The Seafarers’ Charity
Deborah Layde has been promoted from director of impact at The Seafarers’ Charity to take over from Catherine Spencer as…
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Philippine Coast Guard charges four bulk carrier officers over deadly fishing vessel collision
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed charges against the officers of a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, , which collided…
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Port states urged to avoid ‘knee-jerk’ reactions in wake of spread of monkeypox
Shipping leaders have urged politicians to avoid any knee-jerk reactions as the world gets to grips with a growing public…
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Bangladesh becomes first nation to bar shore passes over monkeypox fears
Bangladesh has become the first confirmed country to enact seafarer restrictions in the wake of the global spread of monkeypox,…
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Enclosed space deaths severely underreported
As two more workers die in an enclosed space onboard a ship, InterManager has hit out at the shipping industry’s…
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‘Backbone to every vessel’: Celebrating the very first Cooks Day
The shipping industry is being encouraged to recognise the role of cooks onboard vessels with the very first Cooks Day…
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ICS warns on monkeypox
With monkeypox spreading around the world, the International Chamber of Shipping has issued an advisory. Monkeypox is a viral zoonosis…
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Bulk carrier master faces life imprisonment in Australia after big cocaine bust
The Australian Federal Police has charged the 51-year-old master of a bulk carrier for his alleged role in the plot…
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