StrandedSeafarers’

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued a strongly worded statement today,April 22 2026 denouncing ongoing attacks and seizures of commercial…

MSC Cruises has proposed using its idle cruise ships in the Persian Gulf to help evacuate thousands of stranded seafarers caught in the region amid ongoing military tensions and…

In a stark evaluation of the escalating crisis, the International Maritime Organisation IMO, Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez warned that around 20,000 seafarers remain trapped…

By Roland Ekama  The Secretary-General, International Maritime Organisation IMO Arsenio Dominguez has condemned a deadly attack on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, March 6,…

Ship owners and seafarers' worldwide are gripped by panic as the deadly Nipah virus (NiV) outbreak in India's West Bengal spreads alarm through Asia's ports, threatening vessel operations…

ITF Rescues Ten Seafarers Over Ship Abandonment Ten Syrian seafarers flew home from Cyprus, after five months stranded on an abandoned ship yesterday with all their…

New figures from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)has revealed that seafarer abandonment is escalating sharply, with 158 cases recorded by May 2025, up from 119…

The International Transport Workers Federation ITF has called for the repatriation of sixteen seafarers' abandoned by the ship owners in Yemen. ITF in a statement, said its urgently…

By Roland Ekama The International Transport Workers Federation ITF’s global network of inspectors recovered a shocking US$57,161,779 in unpaid wages for seafarers in 2023, as the ITF also…

In the worst case of serial seafarer abandonment ever seen, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns Middle East Marine LLC for its systematic abuse and neglect of over…