Seafarers
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Operations
Crew abandonment cases spike
Cases of crew abandonment are not diminishing despite greater global attention being paid to the nasty practice. Worldwide, 4,866 seafarers…
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Contributions
Is MLC working for seafarers?
Regular Splash contributor Carolyn Graham ponders whether shipping’s ‘bill of rights’ is fit for purpose. This year, the International Labour…
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Asia
Philippines’ dominant crewing position comes under threat
The Philippines, the world’s dominant source of seafarers this century, is coming under severe pressure with the number of deployed…
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Operations
Shipping gets its own Geneva Declaration
The first version of the inaugural Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea was published today by Human Rights at…
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Contributions
‘Shipping must get its humanity back’
The quote above came from Singapore-based shipping consultant Giulio Gennaro and was on the back of a series of articles…
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Europe
German bulker detained in Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has detained a German bulker at Port Kembla after crew aired their grievances about…
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Contributions
How to make accommodation blocks more liveable – part two
Peter Gartsjö from PG Marine continues to look into how conditions at sea can be made more comfortable. In 1976…
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Contributions
How to make accommodation blocks more liveable
Splash reported last month on The Mission To Seafarers’ comments that today’s sterile accommodation blocks make hospitals look attractive by…
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Asia
Solomon Trader owner denies crew were out celebrating Chinese new year at time of grounding
One month and one day on from the ship’s grounding, the insurer and the owner of the finally issued a…
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Europe
Crane collapse kills worker on Eni platform in the Adriatic
A worker has died and two were injured following a crane collapse at an offshore oil platform managed by Italian…
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Operations
Shipping vows to repatriate abandoned crews
Repatriation of abandoned crews was one of the key topics discussed at last week’s International Labour Organization (ILO) Special Tripartite…
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Greater China
Wisdom Marine in hot water over repeated failure to pay crew
Wisdom Marine, a Taiwanese owner, was forced to stump up cash to pay crew on its bulker, , after the…
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Contributions
Maritime automation will not spare seafarers
Humans have a tenuous relationship with automation. On balance, we love it. It has made our lives easier. Freed up…
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Contributions
An outsider’s view of our neglect of seafarers
In April Hubert Jaroni (pictured) will be running the London Marathon to raise funds for Sailors’ Society. Below this landlubber…
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Operations
Sterile living conditions onboard make hospitals look attractive: Mission To Seafarers
The Mission To Seafarers has hit out at today’s accommodation blocks, suggesting the sterile environment onboard ships nowadays make hospitals…
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Dry Cargo
BHP dragged into escalating crew neglect saga
Crew aboard a ship at a BHP terminal in Queensland claim they are being starved and underpaid, in what the…
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Europe
Scorpio tanker diverts to Reunion after nasty seafarer stabbing incident
A seafarer was medevaced to a hospital on the French island of Reunion yesterday following a nasty altercation with a…
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Europe
Kidnapped crew from MSC boxship released by pirates
Six crew members, including the captain, kidnapped earlier this month from 2,668 teu off Benin, have been released according to…
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Europe
20 feared dead from LPG blaze off Crimea
As many as 20 seafarers are now feared dead following the terrible blaze between two Tanzanian-flagged LPG carriers transferring cargoes…
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Europe
LPG blaze kills at least 10 off Crimea
Two Tanzanian flagged LPG carriers caught fire in a giant blaze on Monday in the Kerch Strait near Crimea with…
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