Chamber seeks seafarers’ exemption from quarantine restrictions

Following the Prime Minister’s broadcast the UK Chamber of Shipping is urging the UK government to…

Pirates board two ships; kidnap seafarers in Gulf of Guinea

  Two new pirate attacks that resulted in the kidnapping of seafarers have been reported in…

Limited shore leave taking its toll on seafarers

  Limited shore leave for seafarers due to the COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll according…

10 seafarers kidnapped from product tanker off Nigeria

  Ten seafarers are reported to have been kidnapped by pirates from the product tanker Vemahope…

ITF says COVID-19 is no excuse to cut seafarers’ wages

  At a time when seafarers are keeping the world moving, COVID-19 cannot be used as…

Ships to sound horns for seafarers on May 1 

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) are calling…

Covid-19: Seafarers to be paid for extended services, says Folarin

  The Chairman, National Seafarers Welfare Board (NSWB) Nigeria, Otunba Kunle Folarin has said that seafarers…

NIMASA extends validity certificate for vessels, seafarers 

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended the validity of sthe statutory…

Pirates board 37 ships, kidnap 22 seafarers in Q1

  Pirates boarded 37 ships and kidnapped 22 seafarers in the first quarter of 2020, the…

Philippines repatriates over 13,000 distressed seafarers

  A group of 668 seafarers landed today at an airport in Manilla, the Philippines, breaking…

VIDEO: Seafarers open up on life at sea

  

IMO urges travel ban exemption for seafarers

  The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has echoed earlier calls by shipping industry bodies for governments…