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Seafarers Win Case To Mandatory Internet Access In International Law
Seafarers’ groups have won the right to mandatory social connectivity for crews –including internet access – in updates to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC), but are disappointed that shipowners and governments may seek to charge…
UK To Introduce Seafarers Minimum Wage Payment After P&O Ferries Debacle
The United Kingdom Government has confirmed that vessels sailing in and out of UK ports constantly will need to pay seafarers the equivalent of UK minimum wage, £9.50 ($11.70) per hour.
The new legislation will be…
Philippines, Indians Top Stranded Seafarers Aboard 109 Vessels In Ukraine – ICS
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said that 500 seafarers remain aboard 109 vessels in Ukrainian ports and nearby waters, while 1,500 have been safely evacuated by land or sea corridors over the last six weeks.
The…
Panama, Japan Sign Bilateral Agreement On Seafarers Certification Recognition
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan (MLIT) have signed a Bilateral Cooperation Agreement concerning the mutual recognition of training and certification under…
UAE Endorses Croatian Registry Of Shipping For Vessels Survey
The Maritime Administration at the United Arab Emirates' UAE's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MOU with the Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS), to issue maritime statutory certificates…
MV Ever Forward Refloats After 35 Days Aground
The Motor Vehicle Ever Forward has been refloated after a 35-day salvage operation and offloading of 500 containers.
The 12,000 teu Ever Forward was successfully refloated on Sunday morning having been grounded since…
Human Right Group Says Attacks On Ships, Seafarers In Ukraine Are War Crimes
The Human Rights at Sea (HRAS), has declared that the indiscriminate shelling of merchant ships and their seafarers in ports and offshore Ukraine constitute war crimes.
Recall that some 1,000 seafarers on 100 international…
IMO, ILO Make Case For 1,000 Seafarers Trapped In Ukraine
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for urgent action to protect 1,000 crew trapped in Ukraine ports.
This is coming six weeks into the war in…
BLACK SEA : Ship Insurance Rates Continue To Soar Amid Danger In Commercial Shipping
The costs of insuring merchant ships sailing to ports in the Black Sea has spiraled out of control, becoming a huge potential impediment to the movement of Russian cargoes from the region.
Underwriters are charging as much as…
IMO Launches e-Learning Platform
The International Maritime Organization IMO has included e-learning to its portfolio of services.
The first free to access course was launched during an online event on Thursday, in the margin of its Pollution Prevention and…