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By Roland Ekama  Allegedly due to the captain's negligence on the Larry Mitchelle vessel, a member of the Seafarers' Branch of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN),…

The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), has advocated for seafarers' centre, as part of efforts to relate closely with families friends , colleagues,…

Unions are welcoming a decision from the EU maritime watchdog which avoids up to 50,000 Philippines-certified crew being barred from working aboard European-owned ships. The…

....Says Six Crew Kidnapped, Tanker Abandoned  Authorities in France have confirmed the kidnapping of six crew members aboard the ill-fated "Monjasa Reformer" by daredevil pirates and…

The Philippines’ House of Representatives this week overwhelmingly voted for a new bill seeking to protect the rights and interests of Filipino seafarers. The law called Magna Carta of…

A Philippines-based recruitment agency that unlawfully charged seafarers placement fees has had its licence suspended after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) highlighted…

The UK Government has released its Wellbeing at Sea Tool alongside a report into seafarer suicide and mental health. The report Suicide and Seafarers is the result of 20 interviews…

By Roland Ekama Industry stakeholders have expressed worries over lack of proper enforcement, implementation and regulations by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…

Authorities in China has loosened the quarantine restrictions overseas for Chinese national crews returning home at the end of their contracts. According to notices…

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…