A targeted operation has been launched against one of Germany’s oldest shipping companies, Johan M. K. Blumenthal, on behalf of the International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF). This is due to the company’s, alleged, continued refusal […]
The colossal movement of commodities and goods to satisfy the needs of a growing human population is supported by a hidden army of over 1.6 million seafarers. Without their hard work day in day out […]
An estimated 30 crew members are reported to be detained onboard the Marshall Islands flagged superyacht M/Y Luna, currently berthed in Dubai waters. The luxury yacht is currently part of a freezing order, imposed by […]
A seafarer was killed on the Panamanian flagged log ship Coresky OL at Eastlake Port in Gisborne, New Zealand on 3 April. The 50-year-old injured seafarer was taken to hospital after a wire rope broke while he […]
Given the recent parotitis outbreak affecting twenty-five sailors and marines aboard the USS Fort McHenry, resulting in the ship being quarantined at sea for two months, and the potential spread of infection during the ship’s early […]
The UK P&I Club has said there needs to be a renewed focus on how crews and masters can reduce the threat of burns at sea and create safe practices to prevent them. The insurer has issued a […]
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued a statement flagging concerns about the safety risks involved in refugee rescues after news reports emerged that Palau-flagged tanker Elhiblu 1 had been taken over by migrants […]
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority AMSA detained a Liberian flagged coal ship in Port Kembla this week, after an inspection uncovered crew were underfed and had no access to shore leave. An AMSA inspector went […]
After thirteen months of false imprisonment in the Greek Korydallos Prison Complex, five Indian seafarers have been acquitted of all charges related to accusations of transporting illegal explosives and allowed to return to India. Rohtash […]
Cambodian seafarers on board the Korean owned C Summit were forced to work 14-16 hours a day in a closed hatch, according to testimony before a Queensland State inquiry in Australia. Sarah Maguire, full-time inspector for the […]
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