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Crew Welfare

Keep informed with the latest news, comment and analysis on the issues surrounding the safety and
security of seafarers globally, highlighting the plight of the essential workers that keep shipping moving

The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Why are we still talking about diversity?

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

Lloyd’s List Podcast Crewing

Hanwha poised to agree union deal as strike action continues to plague South Korean yards

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

Crewing Shipbuilding

Shipping’s talent shortage extends ashore

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

Crewing Sustainability
DATA ANALYSIS

Dark fleet’s growing role in seafarer abandonments showcased by ageing gas tankers

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

Crewing Tankers and Gas

Some 31% of seafarers asked to pay illegal recruitment fee, study finds

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

Risk and Compliance Crewing

IMO marks 50 years of Solas on World Maritime Day

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

Risk and Compliance Safety

IMO plans to host families of captive Galaxy Leader crew

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

Casualty Crewing

Zero tolerance to bullying and flexible contracts key to attracting seafarers, report says

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

Diversity Risk and Compliance

Seafarer mental health exclusion criteria needs revision as shipowners play it safe

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

Crewing Insurance

Tsakos foundation opens Greece’s first non-state maritime academy

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

Dry Bulk Tankers and Gas

Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff to strike on six days in September

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

Risk and Compliance Crewing
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