Should the National Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) be scrapped? 

It is a total capital flight of our scarce resources. We have maritime schools that are…

ILO raises seafarers monthly wage from $614 to $641

A Subcommittee of the Joint Maritime Commission (JMC) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has agreed…

French Navy rescues 12 Indian seafarers in Persian Gulf 

Twelve seafarers of Indian nationality, manning the Panama-flagged asphalt-bitumen tanker Durban Queen have been rescued by…

NYK explores new digital currency for seafarers

Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line by sales, is introducing its own digital currency for…

Pirates kidnap four seafarers off Congo

Four crew members of a Singapore-flagged supply vessel were kidnapped on October 29, some 60 nautical miles…

Piracy affects 26% of seafarers seeking support

More than a quarter of those seeking support from the Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network (CRN)…

Abu Sayaaf seeking to kidnap seafarers off Sabah, ReCAAP warns 

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) on Tuesday warned that a group of Abu Sayaaf terrorists…

Cargo ship sinks off China, 11 seafarers missing

11 seafarers have been reported missing following a cargo ship sinking incident off China’s Liaoning Province. The…

Gulf of Guinea: 102 seafarers kidnapped in six months 

The number of crew members taken hostage increased from 63 in the first half of 2017…

17 seafarers abandoned off Iran

A total of 17 seafarers were abandoned on Kish Island, Iran, some for more than a…

150 seafarers languishing in Nigerian prisons

There are no fewer than 150 seafarers held in various prisons across Nigeria. The National Seafarers…

Capt. Abidoye returns to GDNL, assures seafarers board of support 

Former Executive Director, Marine and Operations of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Capt. Olugbenga Abidoye is back…