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Tanzania Strengthens Legal Framework To Protect Seafarers’ Rights , Duties In 2025
As Tanzania’s maritime sector grows amid increasing demand for seafarers in offshore oil, cargo shipping, fishing, and cruise industries, the country continues to update its legal framework governing seafarers' rights and…
UPDATE: Evergreen Confirms Crew Safe After Container Loss Off Peru Coast
Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp., the country's largest container shipping company, has reported that all crew members aboard the Ever Lunar are safe after roughly 50 containers fell overboard off the coast of Peru on the morning of August…
Evergreen Loses 50 Containers Overboard, Paralyzing Peru’s Port of Callao Amid Swell Chaos
The Evergreen boxship Ever Lunar lost approximately 50 containers overboard while anchored at the Port of Callao in Peru, causing a temporary suspension of port operations over the weekend.
The incident occurred around…
Controversy Trails Restriction Of Foreign Certificates For Indian Seafarers
Seafarer unions have kicked against a circular from the Indian Directorate General of Shipping limiting recognition of foreign Certificates of Competency (COC).
A circular issued by the Indian Directorate General of Shipping…
Lloyds Registry Bans Fire-Extinguishing Media On Ships With Effect From January 1, 2026
Lloyd’s Register has issued an important regulatory update stating that starting January 1, 2026, the use or storage of fire-extinguishing media, including firefighting foams containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), will…
Ghana Shippers Authority To Sanction Liners Flouting New Forex Pricing Directives
The Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) is set to sanction shipping lines that fail to comply with the new Bank of Ghana (BoG) foreign exchange (forex) pricing directives effective July 22, 2025.
This follows concerns over shipping lines…
Arab Nations Top Global Seafarers Abandonment Crisis, As ITF Records 30% Surge In 2025
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reports a surging crisis in seafarer abandonment, with over 2,280 seafarers abandoned across 222 vessels so far this year . This marks a 30% year-on-year increase in abandonment cases,…
Search Called Off For Missing Crew Aboard MV Eternity C
The search for seafarers from the bulker Eternity C attacked and sunk by the Houthi in the Red Sea last week has been called off.
The Liberian-flagged bulker Eternity C with a crew of 22 and three security guards was…
WAR RISK ZONE ALERT: Red Sea Attacks Put P & I Insurance On Spotlight
Sequel to two Greek-owned bulk carriers attacked and sunk by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea this week, P&I insurance has been placed on alert.
Houthi attacks on the bulk carriers, Magic Seas and Eternity C, have broad…
RED SEA ATTACK : 10 Seafarers Rescued from MV Eternity C, 11 Crew Missing.
No fewer than ten seafarers' have been rescued from the ill-fated MV Eternity C, reports suggest.
EUNAVFOR Aspides said three Filipino crew members and a private maritime security contractor have been rescued from the waters…