Seafarers
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Operations
North P&I urges owners to test crews to avoid accidents
In citing human error as the leading reason for ship accidents a P&I Club has suggested owners carry out continued…
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Europe
UK Chamber of Shipping pushes for doubling of state aid for seafarer training
The Theresa May-led UK government will get £4 back for every £1 it invests in training seafarers. That’s the claim…
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Asia
South Korea’s foreign minister vows to mobilise all resources to track down missing Stellar Daisy
South Korea’s foreign minister visited the headquarters of Polaris Shipping in Busan yesterday and vowed to up resources in the…
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Operations
300 ships and more than 1,000 seafarers fall for fake registry scam
Ships and seafarers are being illegally registered under a fake international registry. The Federated States of Micronesia, a tiny archipelago…
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Greater China
Desperate letter from abandoned crew in China calls for urgent help
The charity Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has published a copy of a desperate letter for help from the remaining…
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Americas
Polaris under fire for slow response to VLOC’s disappearance
The search for the missing VLOC and 22 out of its 24 crew continues with more ships drafted in to…
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Maritime CEO
Brightwell Payments: Cashing in on card flexibility
Shipowners and managers looking to save costs wherever possible in today’s tricky trading environment should think about changing the way…
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Asia
APL master appears in HK court over controversial armoured vehicles shipment
The Chinese master of an APL ship at the centre of a controversial shipment of armoured vehicles from Taiwan to…
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Asia
Shocking report shows plight of stranded Indian crew
An 18-page harrowing report from Human Rights at Sea highlights the plight of another stranded crew. The Indian men working…
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Americas
Judge sentences former captain of polluting chemical tanker to time already served
The Filipino former captain of a chemical tanker involved in a US federal water pollution case will be allowed to…
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Operations
Seafarers urged to complete medical assistance survey
Tech firm Martek Marine has teamed up with maritime professionals’ trade union Nautilus International to launch a survey exploring the…
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Asia
Australian authorities recover cash for underpaid Filipino seafarers
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered A$100,649 ($77,309) for ten seafarers from the Philippines who were underpaid while working in…
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Asia
Pakistani seafarers face deportation from Australia after failed asylum leap
Australia’s Immigration Department has ruled it will deport three Pakistani seafarers who jumped from their livestock carrier last week in…
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Asia
Cracked pipe kills seafarer
A Ukrainian seafarer was killed yesterday in Bangladesh when a cracked engine pipe onboard the general cargo ship gushed scolding…
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Asia
Seafarer killed, seven abducted off the southern Philippines
A Vietnamese seafarer was killed and another seven kidnapped in the Sulu Sea of the Philippines yesterday evening. Gunmen, likely…
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Americas
Tote official declined to investigate El Faro chief mate asleep on watch
A Tote Services safety official on Tuesday told the US Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the…
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Greater China
Stranded crew on Chinese bulker to return from India soon
The 23 crewmembers on the Chinese vessel , which has been detained in India’s Haldia Port for over 40 days, will be…
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Asia
Gas leak kills one, injures three
A seafarer of a Vietnamese general cargo vessel was killed, while three others hospitalised after inhaling toxic fumes following a…
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Asia
Chinese vessel and crew stranded in India since December
A bulk carrier owned by bankrupt Chinese owner Tranvast has been detained at India’s Haldia port since December. The ship…
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Contributions
Fatigue at sea should not be ignored
Captain Fared Khan, marine director at Wallem Ship Management, applauds recent research on a key issue by Intermanager. The recent…
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