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Seafarers News

IMO Calls on Port States to Allow Seafarers Access to Medical CareIMO Calls on Port States to Allow Seafarers Access to Medical CareIMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has endorsed a set of industry guidelines for port states on how to accommodate seafarers' medical needs in the COVID-19 era.07 July 2020 Tuesday 09:53
Mission to Seafarers Sea Sunday celebrations to be broadcast onlineMission to Seafarers Sea Sunday celebrations to be broadcast onlineThe Mission to Seafarers annual Sea Sunday celebrations are to be broadcast online to connect seafarers around the world during the Covid-19 pandemic06 July 2020 Monday 16:35
Crew kidnap warning for ships in Southern Philippines/East MalaysiaCrew kidnap warning for ships in Southern Philippines/East MalaysiaA warning issued in May over members of the Abu Sayyaf group looking to kidnap crew from ships in waters in the southern Philippines and East Malaysia has been repeated.02 July 2020 Thursday 13:10
ABS chief calls for adequate training of seafarers to cope with digital challengesABS chief calls for adequate training of seafarers to cope with digital challengesThe shipping industry has been fairly slow in adopting digitalization, due to its conservative nature. Nevertheless, over the past few years, the pace of digitalization has sped up considerably and especially following the coronavirus pandemic.26 June 2020 Friday 15:50
IMO chief calls for crew changes to avert ‘real safety risk’IMO chief calls for crew changes to avert ‘real safety risk’Kitack Lim, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has repeated his plea for governments around the world to allow safe seafarer crew changes as a matter of urgency.22 June 2020 Monday 10:00
V.Group repatriates over 7,000 seafarers, crew change number one issueV.Group repatriates over 7,000 seafarers, crew change number one issueShip management group V.Group has managed to repatriate over 7,000 seafarers in the last three months but says that crew change remains the number one challenge facing the maritime industry12 June 2020 Friday 15:40
Drewry: A career at sea ever less attractiveDrewry: A career at sea ever less attractiveThe current officer shortfall to crew the global merchant fleet is forecast to widen amid reduced attractiveness of a career at sea, according to the latest report from the global shipping consultancy Drewry.05 June 2020 Friday 12:55
ITF: 15 Seafarers abandoned on LPG tankerITF: 15 Seafarers abandoned on LPG tankerA Spanish-flagged LPG tanker is anchored in Manilla Bay, the Philippines without a rudder and a crew of 15 seafarers running low on supplies, electricity, and wi-fi, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) informed.14 May 2020 Thursday 10:50
COVID-19 agony: 2 more cruise ship crew members die while awaiting repatriationCOVID-19 agony: 2 more cruise ship crew members die while awaiting repatriationThe ongoing global crewing crisis took the lives of two more cruise ship workers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) said.13 May 2020 Wednesday 15:10
UK asked to exempt 200,000 seafarers, maritime workers from quarantine restrictionsUK asked to exempt 200,000 seafarers, maritime workers from quarantine restrictionsThe UK Chamber of Shipping — the voice of the country’s shipping industry — has urged the UK government to exempt seafarers and maritime workers from any quarantine restrictions planned to be imposed.12 May 2020 Tuesday 16:10
150,000 seafarers in need of crew change150,000 seafarers in need of crew change150,000 seafarers will be in need of crew change by May 15, according to the latest data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC).04 May 2020 Monday 10:18
10 seafarers kidnapped from product tanker off Nigeria10 seafarers kidnapped from product tanker off NigeriaTen seafarers are reported to have been kidnapped by pirates from the product tanker Vemahope off Nigeria.01 May 2020 Friday 13:40
Indian govt allows crew changes at country’s portsIndian govt allows crew changes at country’s portsIndia is to allow crew changes of Indian national seafarers for vessels docked or anchored at its ports a move which could go small way to ease the global crisis.25 April 2020 Saturday 16:14
ITF: Two stranded bulkers with 25 seafarers on board just a drop in the seaITF: Two stranded bulkers with 25 seafarers on board just a drop in the seaTwo bulk carriers with at least 25 seafarers on board have been left to their own devices at anchor in the Port of Djibouti at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.25 April 2020 Saturday 09:54
Australia allows crew changes for non-cruise seafarersAustralia allows crew changes for non-cruise seafarersThe Australian Government has allowed non-cruise maritime crews to carry out crew changes, helping alleviate the crisis seafarers have been faced with amid COVID-19 restrictive measures.15 April 2020 Wednesday 13:05
Philippines repatriates over 13,000 distressed seafarersPhilippines repatriates over 13,000 distressed seafarersA group of 668 seafarers landed today at an airport in Manilla, the Philippines, breaking the 13,000 figure of repatriated seafarers who were displaced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.14 April 2020 Tuesday 09:49
COVID-19: IMO Chief Seeks UN Support over Keyworker Designation for CrewCOVID-19: IMO Chief Seeks UN Support over Keyworker Designation for CrewKitack Lim, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization,has asked the United Nations system agencies to support IMO in its request to governments to declare seafarers,port personnel and other crucial maritime workers as key personnel.04 April 2020 Saturday 10:12
Emergency USD 1.23 Mln Fund to Support Seafarers Impacted by Covid-19Emergency USD 1.23 Mln Fund to Support Seafarers Impacted by Covid-19A UK-based charity the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) is launching a USD 1.23 million (GBP 1 million) emergency fund to address the impact of the global pandemic on seafarers and their families.01 April 2020 Wednesday 10:05
HRAS: Unprecedented Surge in Cases of Seafarers Seeking Help amid Coronavirus CrisisHRAS: Unprecedented Surge in Cases of Seafarers Seeking Help amid Coronavirus CrisisThere has been a dramatic surge in the number of cases of seafarers seeking assistance in overcoming their circumstances onboard ships exacerbated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.24 March 2020 Tuesday 16:30
V.Ships: Kidnapped Seafarer Received Medical Help from PiratesV.Ships: Kidnapped Seafarer Received Medical Help from PiratesA kidnapped seafarer of the oil tanker MV Duke was provided with medical help by pirates but they did not manage to save him, V.Ships Management (India) has revealed.31 January 2020 Friday 14:45
Seafarer Happiness Down amid Stress over New Regulations, Increase in RacismSeafarer Happiness Down amid Stress over New Regulations, Increase in RacismWorkload stress caused by changes in regulations has been one of the three main factors impacting the seafarers’ happiness level in the fourth quarter of 2019, just months before the IMO 2020 sulphur cap entered into force.29 January 2020 Wednesday 13:42
Nigerian Navy Rescues Three Kidnapped Sailors, Arrests One PirateNigerian Navy Rescues Three Kidnapped Sailors, Arrests One PirateFollowing the kidnapping of three persons from a hopper dredger by pirates in the Gulf Guinea earlier this month, the Nigerian Navy has rescued the sailors in the Niger Delta, arresting one of the abductors.13 January 2020 Monday 15:30
European Ship Operators Voice Concerns over Amended Dockers’ ClauseEuropean Ship Operators Voice Concerns over Amended Dockers’ ClauseEuropean short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) to redefine container lashing as a cargo handling activity in order to bring it under the control of unionized dockers.31 December 2019 Tuesday 11:40
ITF Urges Authorities to Continue Search for Bourbon Rhode CrewITF Urges Authorities to Continue Search for Bourbon Rhode CrewThe International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is joining Ukrainian and Croatian maritime unions in demanding that the search for seven missing seafarers continue in the mid-Atlantic following the sinking of the Bourbon Rhode vessel.15 October 2019 Tuesday 13:00
Two Seafarers Evacuated from Boxship off Table BayTwo Seafarers Evacuated from Boxship off Table BayTwo crew members have been evacuated from an unnamed containership off the South African coast, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said.02 October 2019 Wednesday 14:49
AASTMT maritime college opens branch in SharjahAASTMT maritime college opens branch in SharjahNext month sees the opening of the new Sharjah branch of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), the Egypt-based specialised organisation of the Arab League for maritime education and training.24 September 2019 Tuesday 16:31
Greek Seafarers Union Ends Ferry StrikeGreek Seafarers Union Ends Ferry StrikeGreek seamen's union PNO decided to end its ferry strike on Tuesday in return for a two-percent pay increase, its members' first raise in eight years.07 September 2018 Friday 10:40
Seventeen Abandoned Seafarers Rescued in IranSeventeen Abandoned Seafarers Rescued in IranAfter the actions of human rights charity Justice Upheld, 17 seafarers abandoned by various maritime companies on Kish Island in Iran have been rescued. None had been paid for over two years.19 July 2018 Thursday 13:15
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