seafarers

The Danish government has indicated interest to provide vaccination against Covid-19 for international seafarers on board ships calling at  the country’s seaports. Some 3,000 seafarers…

There are growing cases of attacks on  crew aboard vessels at berth in Manila seaport, even as valuable items and working tools are being carted away by perpetrators. The latest incidents…

The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers & Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNO&WTSSA) has cautioned cadets from maritime institutions and job seekers to be wary of fake…

The immediate past, Secretary General, Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association , Comrade Julius Efokpor is dead. Efokpor died on  Tuesday 10th August…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated the ‘Supporting Our Blue Army’ initiative to protect seafarers’ rights and welfare. The ‘Supporting Our Blue Army’ initiative is aimed  to…

The India High Commission to Nigeria has expressed its readiness to further collaborate with the Mission To Seafarers Lagos, as part of measures to promote seafaring activities in the…

The Minister of State for Transportation, Mrs Gbemisola Saraki, has called on the Nigerian Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) to ensure a speedy and timely provision of sea-time…

Authorities in port operations in the Netherlands have commenced vaccination of foreign seafarers at busiest port . The Netherlands is piloting a scheme to vaccinate seafarers of…

The  Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO)  and International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Seafarer Workforce have  warned the world of a potential serious shortage of officers…

The International Transport Workers Federation ( ITF) has called for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119) crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities…