Seafarers
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Tech
Landmark shipping automation study suggests seafarer numbers will double by 2040
For all the fear crew have about their jobs being lost to automation, a new 170-page report from the International…
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Operations
Trade unionists hit out as Australian crews lose seafaring jobs
Trade unionists have acted with predictable ire down under following the news that miner BHP and BlueScope Steel have cancelled…
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Operations
On land but not quite ashore: new film highlights the in-between world of seafarer centres
A new short film details the lives of crew making a brief call to a seafarers’ centre in the UK,…
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Middle East
Campaign launched to get Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to intervene in horrific crew abandonment case
A campaign has been launched on change.org to put pressure on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of…
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Middle East
Port agents targeted in latest UAE crew abandonment measures
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is shedding its reputation as a hotspot for crew abandonment with a series of measures…
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Contributions
Abandoned, but not forgotten
The Revd Canon Andrew Wright, secretary general of The Mission to Seafarers writes exclusively for Splash today, outlining his seafarer…
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Containers
Six crew kidnapped from MSC boxship off Benin
The 2,668 teu has been targeted by pirates off Benin with Ambrey Intelligence reporting six crew have been kidnapped. The…
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Contributions
Seafarer mental health management: We don’t talk about that
Could seafarers’ experiences of mental health management be adding to the problem? Carolyn Graham investigates. Would talking about health in…
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Contributions
What you can do to help those at sea
Former soldier Steve Regis, now COO of ARX Marine, writes about seafarer mental health, a critical issue at this festive…
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Greater China
Anglo-Eastern fires captain found to be three times over the drinking limit
A captain of a chemical tanker has been fired by shipmanager Anglo-Eastern after being found more than three times over…
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Operations
AB pay set to rise by just $27 over the next three years
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have hammered out a paltry $27 pay…
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Contributions
Is STCW no longer fit for purpose?
Shipowners and managers want to make comprehensive changes to how we go about training crews. Splash identifies what are the…
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Asia
NYK developing its own digital currency to pay crew
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) will soon introduce its own digital currency to pay its crew, Bloomberg is reporting. The…
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Asia
Asian crewing nations make official commitment to the fair treatment of seafarers
A regional meeting of Asia’s leading seafaring nations has highlighted the plight many seafarers face in the event of a…
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Asia
Rallying call to fix shipping’s gender imbalance
At a high profile event in Manila yesterday the Philippines’ first ever female chief engineer issued a stark reminder to…
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Asia
Calls for comprehensive STCW revision grow
The rapid evolution of technology is not being followed by the development of maritime personnel competence, and the current International…
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Asia
Esben Poulsson says STCW is no longer fit for purpose
Esben Poulsson, the chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called today for changes to be made to…
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Contributions
What’s killing our seafarers?
It is easy to forget the strength and brute force that the ocean can render. Few appreciate this more than…
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Europe
Malaviya Twenty OSV finally leaves UK shores 28 months after being arrested
A ship that arguably drew more attention to the plight of crew abandonment than any other has finally left UK…
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Operations
ICS study suggests positive future for seafarers despite autonomous shift
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a new study conducted by the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA)…
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