seafarers

Maritime bodies in India have said, about 40,000 crew and seafarers are stranded on cargo and cruise vessels across the globe even as some awaits return to Indian shores, with the government…

The President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has assured dockworkers and seafarers that the biometric identity card would be ready as soon…

The master and the crew of the three-year-old 63,590 dwt Tomini Destiny bulk carrier find themselves in a tense standoff with the ship’s owner in Bangladeshi waters. Last week, the ship’s…

The Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has advised seafarers worldwide to be bold, courageous and fearless amid the covid19 pandemic while at sea. Deputy…

Thousands of seafarers employed on cruise ships are still stranded at sea as ports deny vessels the permission to dock amid restrictive measures adopted to contain the spread of the…

The Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association has appealed to management of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA),  to look inward in  providing…

The International Transport Workers Federation ITF, has urged all flag states and flags of convenience to take proper responsibility for the health and wellbeing of all workers and…

A Belize-registered cargo ship has sunk off the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, after colliding with a Japanese fishing boat, leaving 13 crew members missing.…

The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has thrown it weigh behind the World Health Organization (WHO) to assist seafarers worldwide on how to manage the  spread of   the…

Ships belonging to Cosco and Pacific International Lines (PIL) have called at Australian ports from China in breach of Canberra’s 14-day travel ban put in place in the wake of the…