Seafarers
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Operations
Top manager takes aim at unfair coronavirus stance on crew
One of the world’s top shipmanagers has hit out at the unfair treatment of stranded crew thanks to the coronavirus.…
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Operations
Shipping accused of being worse than Big Tobacco when it comes to human rights and sustainability
Shipping stands accused today of being worse than Big Tobacco when it comes to human rights and sustainability. It is…
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Europe
Film highlights plight of seafarers hit by corruption at ports around the world
A new film from the Seafarers International Research Centre (SIRC) shows the plight crews face around the world thanks to…
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Asia
Indian training academies barred in wake of fake certificate scandal
Puducherry-based Marine Officers’ Training Academy (MOTA) has been barred from business as one of the worst offenders in India’s sprawling…
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Greater China
Crew movement caught up in coronavirus
One of the less reported side effects hitting global supply chains in the wake of the coronavirus emanating from China…
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Operations
New initiative provides free wifi for seafarers calling at Sydney
An Australian-first initiative to provide a wifi signal and internet access for visiting seafarers on ships visiting Australian ports called…
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Asia
India takes action on fake seafarer certificates
India’s Directorate-General of Shipping has declared a one-off amnesty scheme for 3,762 seafarers it has found obtained fake certificates from…
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Greater China
Shipping urged to prepare for Wuhan coronavirus
As the official numbers of Wuhan coronavirus infections in China rise and the virus starts to spread globally, shipping is…
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Europe
19 crew abducted from Union Maritime tanker released, one dead
The crew abducted from Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker last month have been released, however one of the crew members died…
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Middle East
Sanchi families detail cover-up claims
The families of the disaster have told Splash about the massive cover-up they believe has taken place in one of…
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Middle East
Families of Sanchi tanker victims sue NITC, claim crew survived and have been locked up
With the second anniversary of the disaster three weeks away, the family members of the victims of one of the…
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Contributions
Is it time for the maritime industry to seriously reconsider onboard representation?
Fellow maritime scholars Carolyn Graham and Ralph Buiser got together to contemplate how to address the day-to-day work concerns of…
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Asia
K Line dry app ensures crew are not lashed
Smartphones have a new use onboard ship – ensuring a sober crew. Japanese shipping major Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line)…
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Maritime CEO
Maritime CEO Forum: Delegates split on millennials
Contrary to many recent reports carried by Splash, shipping is not struggling to attract the next generation into the industry,…
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Contributions
Human factors: time to re-focus
Anglo-Eastern’s Captain Pradeep Chawladiscusses the need to re-focus on human factors to prevent accidents. The approach is to investigate the…
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Operations
Yale study finds 20% of seafarers have contemplated suicide or self-harm
A new study by Yale University has identified dangerous levels of depression, anxiety and suicide risk among the world’s seafarers.…
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Operations
Survey shows how crew vote with their feet
Shipping companies should be aware that it is not only salary levels that determine which employer a seafarer selects –…
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Europe
Employers failing to act as psychological disorders increase among serving seafarers
Recent onset psychological disorders are increasing among serving seafarers, new research by Cardiff University suggests, yet more than half of…
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Operations
Seafarers worried they will bear the brunt of IMO 2020 disputes
Seafarers are increasingly worried that they will take the rap for botched sulphur cap transitions. While the latest Seafarers Happiness…
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Contributions
Why are third officers being paid less than coffee shop workers?
I recently came across a job advert for a third officer by one of the UK’s major maritime industry recruiters, Faststream…
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