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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

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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New study reawakens seafarer fatigue debate

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

Sustainability Crewing
INTERVIEW

The future of shipping is not just about the ships, says Lloyd’s Register chief executive

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

Digitalisation Sustainability

Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State

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

Risk and Compliance Crewing

Two Russian seafarers killed in cargoship gas leak

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

Casualty Safety

South Africa seeks to free FPSO engineers jailed in Equatorial Guinea

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

Tankers and Gas Crewing

Singapore to check crew for mpox

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

Risk and Compliance Crewing

Naval forces rescues seafarers on board stricken tanker

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’

Tankers and Gas Casualty
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