The eight crew members of Tommi Ritscher containership, who were kidnapped by a group of…
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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…
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…
Philippines repatriates over 13,000 distressed seafarers
A group of 668 seafarers landed today at an airport in Manilla, the Philippines, breaking…