Wista International president Elpi Petraki, International Chamber of Shipping secretary-general Guy Platten and IMO secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez all feature on this edition of the Lloyd’s List podcast, which asks why shipping is failing in its task to achieve gender equality

If finalised at the union’s general meeting on Friday, Hanwha Ocean will be the second shipbuilder to sign the agreement after Samsung Heavy Industries

Industry leaders are worried who will replace them in the office, while they seek out seafarers able to work on more complicated ship types and grapple with training costs

A fleet of LPG carriers linked with Iranian gas shipments has amassed an alarming number of abandonments, illustrating the adversity faced by mariners on board dark fleet vessels

A new study, authored by The Institute for Human Rights and Business and maritime recruiter TURTLE, has found that nearly a third of seafarers interviewed were asked to pay illegal fees to secure jobs — and 74% of them paid up

IMO secretary-general said the industry can be “proud of the crucial role this convention has played” in protecting lives at sea

The International Maritime Organization will invite to London families of the crew of detained car carrier Galaxy Leader, held hostage in Yemen since November

The Global Maritime Forum report surveyed 400 seafarers at 12 leading shipping companies, including Hafnia, Dorian LPG, Chevron Shipping, BP and Cargill

While it is crucial to distinguish between a temporary ‘state’ and a long-term ‘trait’ when assessing seafarers’ mental health for pre-employment medical examinations, identifying mental health-related issues before seafarers board a ship is challenging

Ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew blessed new institution, which starts with 40 students on ship’s masters’ and engineers’ courses

The ongoing dispute is largely centred around pay, with Nautilus director of organising Martyn Gray calling RFA staff ‘undervalued by government’