A new study by the World Maritime University confirms years of anecdotal evidence that shipping has a systemic problem in falsifying records of work/rest hours that are rarely enforced leading to routine fatigue

Class role in the energy and digital transformation requires expertise in crew training as well as technical efficiencies, argues LR chief executive Nick Brown

The International Transport Workers’ Federation said the four seafarers were due to be deported by US Customs and Border Protection, but this has been delayed until their full wages are paid

Russia-flagged Navis-2 was carrying more than 5,000 tonnes of wheat bran from Yeysk, Russia, to Türkiye when it experienced a gas leak from the cargo hold to the main deck

South Africa’s government has called for the release of Peter Huxham and Frederik Potgeiter, who have been in prison for 564 days and counting on bogus drug charges

Singapore will start temperature and visual screening at sea checkpoints as well as airports

The tanker’s crew decided to evacuate the vessel after a fire started on board following the attacks, with a EUNAVFOR vessel providing support. The ship presents a ‘navigational and environmental hazard’

Officers and ratings are balancing obligations to their country against the need to provide for their families, says Danica’s Jensen

Argentinian health authorities quarantined the vessel in the Parana river and isolated the seafarer from the other crew, but tests have come back negative for mpox

RFA officers have been taking action short of a strike since June 1 and walked out for the first time in the service’s history on August 15

The bulk carrier notified local health authorities that a crewmember had become unwell with symptoms in line with mpox, which was declared a health emergency by the World Health Organization last week

Management and labour must reach detente in their tug-of-war over wage increases and improved benefits if they are both to benefit from the shipbuilding boom