The Nigerian maritime sector needs 50,000 seafarers to achieve its full potentials, the Speaker of the…
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ISWAN: Seafarers paying price for shipping industry woes
By Jite Eriabie Seafarers are still paying the price for the economic problems facing the global shipping…
Seafarers’ stranded for two years in Kenya port, says AoS
By Jite Eriabie A port chaplain in Mombasa, Kenya, has spoken about how the crew of…
1,300 seafarers abandoned in five years
Over the last five years, 12 to 19 crew abandonment incidents were reported annually and 1,013…
What can be done to enhance the welfare of Nigerian seafarers?
A minimum standard must be set in terms of wages for cabotage and inland waterways. Employment…
Evergreen vessel, others rescue seafarers
The officers and crew of Evergreen Line’s containership EVER DIADEM joined forces with another ship to…
Group seeks legislation backing fair treatment of seafarers
London-based Seafarers Rights’ International (SRI) has called on governments to look at ways to implement locally-binding…
‘No maritime industry without seafarers’
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has joined the rest of the world in…
Keeping seafarers sane
By Michael Grey “Seafarers required – preference will be given to stolid, pragmatic anti-social candidates who…
IMO announces ‘Seafarers Matter’ as theme of 2017 Day of the Seafarer
Support activities offered by ports and seafarer centres for those who work aboard ship will…