Seafarers
Latest news about seafarers, issues seafarers face.
Singapore organizes container shipping exhibition for youths to attract new blood
S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, launched the ‘50 Years of Singapore’s Container Shipping Journey Exhibition’ at Singapore Polytechnic (SP) August
Japan ratifies convention to fight forced labor
On July 19, the Government of Japan deposited with the International Labor Office the instrument of ratification of the Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957
Philippine suspends manning agency that charges seafarers illegal fees
A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its license suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted its illegal
Seafarers’ input on working hours, workload needed to trigger improvement
The World Maritime University (WMU), the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA), the Nautical Institute (NI), the Institute of Marine
Top maritime courses in Singapore
“We all know that about 90% of the world’s trade is carried by the international shipping industry. Without shipping, half
Dutch court sides with seafarer unions on container lashing safety
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety in early July as a Dutch court has
German dock workers strike for inflation protection
ITF Seafarers and Dockers Sections were vocal in their support for ver.di dock workers when unions met in London in
Australia bans oil tanker for underpaying wages, insufficient food and water onboard
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) July 23 banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the ship
Korean female maritime students file complaint against university for gender discrimination
Earlier this year, a group of female students at Korea Maritime & Ocean University filed a complaint with the Human Rights Committee against the university
Global NGO criticizes UK government’s weak support for human rights at sea
The UK Government has responded to the House of Lords’ International Defense and Relations Committee Inquiry (1 March 2022) into the UN Convention on the
Seafarer wages to accelerate on rising officer shortfall, says Drewry
Seafarer wage rates are set to accelerate in the face of worsening officer supply/demand imbalance. Sustained fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of
Seafarer’s diaries: Day in the life of a marine engineer
Economies would stall without seafarers, says UN Sec-Gen
Seafarers are backbone of Malaysian maritime industry
Applying transformative learning to maritime education and training
By Dr. Izyan Munirah Mohd Zaideen, senior lecturer at Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. Globalization makes the Malaysian maritime industry an international business which
Female seafarer comes ashore after 16 years to work in maritime investigation
Brookes Bell, multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has appointed its first female Master Mariner as a marine consultant. Karley Smith joins Brookes Bell after 16 years
ISSA, World Maritime Academy to deliver online training to ship supply sector
The International Shipsuppliers & Services Association (ISSA), the trade association for the world’s ship supply industry, has signed an agreement with World Maritime Academy (WMA)
Seafarer education: Learning with digital technologies
The emergence of digital technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) is changing the maritime education and training (MET) industry.
American Bureau of Shipping: Day in the life of a marine surveyor
Joseph Lim graduated with a master’s degree in Maritime Studies from Nanyang Technological University in 2007. As master’s qualified, Lim possesses a wide range of
Shipping industry strengthens Maritime Labor Convention to reflect lessons from pandemic
The UN International Labor Organization (ILO) tripartite of shipowners, governments, and transport workers unions have agreed to new measures to strengthen the Maritime Labor Convention
Human Rights at Sea lobbies new Australian government to ensure seafarers’ welfare
Global NGO Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has undertaken a second round of letter writing lobbying and direct engagement with 19 key members of the
Philippine ocean conservation group sounds alarm over dwindling sardine stock
Food insecurity.
Philippine pushes forward with modernizing shipping industry
MARINA enters pacts for financing packages, digital innovation.
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