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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
Singapore to check crew for mpox
Singapore will start temperature and visual screening at sea checkpoints as well as airports
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’
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