Seafarers
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Operations
Filipino seafarer falls overboard containership in Lyttelton Harbour
Christchurch: Search and rescue workers are searching in Lyttelton Harbour for a 52-year-old seafarer who fell overboard containership Madinah (4,258 teu,…
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InterManager investigates minimum manning levels
Oslo: Following its meeting in Oslo last week, InterManager, the international trade association for in-house and third party shipmanagers, has…
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Crewing agency claims manning costs can still be lowered substantially
Oslo: Offshore manning agency Blue Ocean Marine & Offshore Solutions (BOMOS) has today announced a new strategy to focus much…
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Fatal stabbing of Filipino seafarer was suicide, says shipowner
Athens: The fatal stabbing of a Filipino seafarer onboard a containership is thought to have been a suicide, the vessel’s…
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ITF releases seafarer welfare survey
London: All of a sudden shipping is inundated with surveys looking at the welfare of seafarers. The latest, just released…
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Drunk Russian master handed jail sentence
London: A Russian master has been jailed for being over the legal limit for alcohol while in charge of a…
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Human Rights at Sea takes aim at the Maritime Labour Convention
London: Human Rights at Sea has today launched a new campaign, stressing that the Maritime Labour Convention is, in its…
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MUR Shipping fires drunk captain
Auckland: MUR Shipping has fired Pramod Kumar, the captain of bulk carrier African Harrier (37,800dwt, built 2014) who was charged…
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New Zealand charges master five times over alcohol limit
Auckland: The master of MUR bulk carrier African Harrier (37,800dwt, built 2014) was charged and fined in New Zealand today, for…
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OceanPay Card: Salaries at sea solved
Atlanta: Options for how seafarers get paid and send their money home are finally beginning to expand. One method making…
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NYK sets up new employment scheme for Japanese seafarers
Tokyo: NYK has decided to implement a new employment scheme to get more Japanese seafarers with specialist knowledge on its…
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Marine Café Blog: Crewing issues
Manila: One of the must-go-to sites for maritime is now into its sixth year. Founded by Barista Uno in Manila,…
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Manaco Marine opens office in Greece for crewing ops
Colombo: Manaco Marine, a Sri Lankan company that provides ship management services to shipowners, has ventured into Greece and Cyprus,…
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Europe
Greek shipping minister promises jobs to Greek seafarers
Athens: Thodoris Dritsas, deputy minister of economy, infrastructure, marine and tourism, has outlined his vision for the Greek shipping industry…
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Robert Royan: The lost art of seafaring
London: In 1946 at the age of 16, Robert Royan left the training ship HMS Condor to begin his career…
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Day of the Seafarer: Overcoming isolation
Singapore: Today sees the fourth ever Day of the Seafarer. The day, now recognised by the United Nations, was created…
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Asia
Philippine Transmarine Carriers: Understanding crewing needs
Manila: Spending on training and developing higher levels of competency in one’s crew should be seen as an investment with…
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Crewmatics: Manning conundrums
Nashik: The shipping industry has not only failed to close the crewing demand and supply gap, but ensured that it…
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Europe
IMEC: Wage negotiations continue
London: There’s under three months until the shipping industry finds out what wages it will be paying to its seafarers…
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Europe
Sailors’ Society: The seafarer link
Southampton: The Sailors’ Society is one of shipping’s most famous charities, providing an international network of chaplains at ports around…
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