Maritime welfare charity The Mission to Seafarers has offered to help South Korean shipping company Hanjin…
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Seafarers urged to renew international STCW certificates
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is urging seafarers with international qualifications to check the validity…
Seafarers kick as NLNG subsidiary slashes their salaries by 50%
Seafarers in the employ of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Ship Management Limited (NLNGSML), a subsidiary…
24 seafarers kidnapped in Nigeria as pirate attacks drop to 21-year low in H1
The number of piracy incidents worldwide reported to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in the first…
Seafarers’ charity steps in to help abandoned Russian crews
Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) in Poland stepped in to assist 59 abandoned Russian seafarers who…
Need to address the plight of Nigerian seafarers
Millions of people around the world celebrated the Day of the Seafarer on 25 June, under…
Mission to Seafarers: Seafarers play a vital role in migrant crisis
As the treacherous Mediterranean Sea claimed more than 1,000 lives over the past few weeks, Mission…
Mission to Seafarers: Seafarers play a vital role in migrant crisis
As the treacherous Mediterranean Sea claimed more than 1,000 lives over the past few weeks, Mission…
Canadian seafarers oppose CSL’s cuts proposed in new contract
Seafarers’ International Union of Canada (SIU) is not happy with the proposals given by Canada Steamship Lines…
China overtakes Philippines as largest source nation for seafarers
The latest Bimco/ICS Manpower Report contains the interesting nugget that “China is thought to have overtaken…
44 seafarers captured as violence surges on Nigerian waters
44 seafarers have been captured so far this year amid growing violence off the coast of West…
Nigerian seafarers deserve much more
Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark the Day of the Seafarer on Wednesday…