Seafarers
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Europe
Turkish seafarers found guilty of huge cocaine smuggling operation
The Turkish captain and second-in-command of a ship carrying a record £512m ($670m) worth of cocaine were convicted yesterday in…
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Asia
K Line boosting Manila training setup
One of the biggest takers of Filipino seafarers is bolstering its training set up in Manila. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K…
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Asia
Three taken hostage in the Celebes Sea
Another tugboat was hit by pirates on Saturday night in the Celebes Sea between the Philippines and Indonesia. Three Indonesian…
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Asia
British government lobbied as Seaman Guard Ohio crew spend 1,000 days in jail
The Mission to Seafarers and families of the British guards of the anti-piracy vessel the MV Seaman Guard Ohio, who…
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Americas
$7,500 per day fines for failure to comply with USCG’s drug test program
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has reminded shipowners and operators that they must have a valid random drug test program…
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Operations
Shipping rallies to celebrate Day of the Seafarer
This weekend promises plenty of shipping news what with Sunday’s opening of the expanded Panama Canal and tomorrow’s IMO-backed Day…
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Asia
Abu Sayyaf linked with another tugboat capture
Seven Indonesian crewmen working on a tugboat called Charles have been kidnapped in Philippine waters, likely by the Islamist group…
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Americas
Seafarer falls to his death in the Houston Ship Channel
A seafarer died from a 20 m fall on Saturday afternoon while trying to connect a pipe to a crane…
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Europe
British government urged to invest in officer training
British charity Seafarers UK today called on both the government and the UK shipping industry to invest in training of…
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Asia
‘Modern day slavery’: UK union hits out at Indian OSV owner
An OSV was detained by authorities in Aberdeen, Scotland, with its owners accused of “modern day slavery”. The Indian crew…
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Europe
Police investigating mysterious deaths of two Ukranian seafarers
Police are investigating two mysterious deaths onboard a Maltese-flagged ship docked in Turkey. Two half-naked Ukranian seafarers were found dead…
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Asia
200 Shipping Corp of India seafarers enter third day of hunger strike
Around 200 seafarers have entered their third day of a hunger strike, demonstrating against state-run Shipping Corporation of India’s (SCI)…
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Containers
Cosco Hope captain faces grilling over Port Said fire
Prosecutors are in Port Said and are mulling arresting the captain of the 13,100 teu after the ship caused millions…
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Asia
Abu Sayyaf releases kidnapped Indonesian crew
Ten Indonesian seafarers were released yesterday after more than a month in captivity with Abu Sayyaf. The Philippine militant group…
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Asia
Seafarer dies falling from ladder
The chief officer of a tanker died yesterday when he fell into the sea while descending a ladder. The accident…
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Asia
Shipping warned as Abu Sayaff beheads Canadian hostage
Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf has given the shipping industry a shocking taste of things to come, having beheaded a…
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Contributions
Overweight sailors: a 21st century problem
I’m going to raise a rather small problem, when compared to the state of the markets, but a steadily growing…
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Europe
Pirates and journalists tracking seafarer social media posts, warns Norwegian Hull Club
The Norwegian Hull Club has warned seafarers to be careful about what they post into social media as the information…
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Operations
ILO minimum wage frozen until 2018
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has decided to freeze its recommended minimum wage for able seafarers at its current level…
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Asia
Australian immigration officials grilled over failure to pick up ‘Death Ship’ captain
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection came in for widespread criticism today at the senate in Canberra for its…
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