
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

Global approach to training needed to ready seafarers for alternative fuels
ICS crewing and training expert said it will be up to flag states to ensure crew on alternatively fuelled ships are properly trained, though there is no uniform standard at present

The week in charts: Timor-Leste joins list of fake registries taking in sanctioned tonnage | Ras Isa vessel queue dissipates | Container fires remain significant hazard
Timor-Leste confirmed as the latest in a recent rash of new fraudulent registries being used by sanctioned vessels; The long queue of vessels waiting to discharge oil and LPG in Houthi-held Ras Isa has reduced dramatically in recent weeks amid security and sanctions risks; Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty data shows 126 container fire incidents on board boxships since 2005

P&O Ferries chief executive doubles pay after unlawful mass sackings
Peter Hebblethwaite earned £683,000 in 2023

Give seafarers option to turn down Strait of Hormuz work, says ITF
That designation would mean seafarers would have the right to refuse to enter the area and be repatriated without penalty

Fire suppressed on Wan Hai 503 as salvage teams prepare to board
Wan Hai said salvage teams are preparing to board and assess the vessel once the temperature on board drops to safe levels

Container fires remain one of the most significant hazards for boxships as incidents mount
While more cargo is carried on containerships now than ever before, incidence of fire has not decreased in the same way other casualty causes have

Hafnia Nile crew charged over collision with sanctioned tanker Ceres I
If convicted under the Merchant Shipping Act, they each face up to two years in jail or a maximum fine of S$50,000

A lack of basic seamanship skills is undoing vessels when jammed
Increased jamming and spoofing is putting crews under pressure

Odfjell tanker explosion seriously injures two
A rupture of a compressed air cylinder on board a lifeboat is said to be the cause of the explosion

Day of the Seafarer: On the frontline in the fight against climate change
Seafarers can provide valuable insight and intelligence into the ways climate change is affecting different regions of the world, says Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s director of evidence and insight

Seafarer suicides now outnumber accidental deaths, report reveals
Big rise in fatalities at sea, marine insurance giant notes in report published on Day of the Seafarer
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