ITF launches $1.23m fund to support seafarers impacted by Covid-19

  A UK-based charity the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) is launching a USD1.23 million emergency fund…

5 seafarers on Maersk ship test positive for COVID-19 

  Five crew members on board a Maersk containership have tested positive for COVID-19 in China. …

UK shipping bodies call for government support of seafarers

  UK seafarers’ unions and shipowners’ body the UK Chamber of Shipping have issued a joint…

Pirates defy coronavirus; kidnap 7 seafarers from MSC ship off Gabon 

  Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea appear not to be deterred by the coronavirus disease…

Pirates defy coronavirus; kidnap 7 seafarers from MSC ship off Gabon 

  Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea appear not to be deterred by the coronavirus disease…

ITF slams flag states for failure to protect seafarers

  The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has criticized flag states for failing to protect seafarers’…

Sarumi heads Mission to Seafarers committee 

  The Mission to Seafarers has inaugurated a new management committee to oversee the wellbeing of…

Coronavirus: India bars 16,076 seafarers from entering country 

  As many as 16,076 crew and passengers onboard ships from China or having travel history…

Movie exposes port theft, corruption faced by seafarers 

  A video by Cardiff University and with funding support from Lloyd’s Register Foundation based on…

10 seafarers kidnapped from tanker off Cotonou

  No fewer than 10 crew members have been kidnapped from a crude oil tanker off…

6 seafarers fall sick in coronavirus scare on CMA CGM ship

  Six seafarers have fallen ill on board a CMA CGM containership after calling in China sparking…

Coronavirus: Seafarers face screening in China, Singapore

Seafarers calling at Chinese ports are advised to wear masks and take precautionary measures to avoid…