Shocking seafarer stats create urgent call for change at sea

Shocking seafarer stats create urgent call for change at sea
Sam Chambers September 10, 2024 https://splash247.com/shocking-seafarer-stats-create-urgent-call-for-cha...

An unexpected voyage: A former master electrician's path to seafaring

An unexpected voyage: A former master electrician's path to seafaring
Yashika F. Torib September 18, 2024 https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/18/business/maritime/an-unexpected-v...

CAN someone become a seafarer without going to a maritime school?

This question spurred Jose Jelly Eledia's career from something he thought would anchor him on land for good to a journey across the high oceans.

Condemnation rains in over Russian strike on Greek bulker in the Black Sea

Condemnation rains in over Russian strike on Greek bulker in the Black Sea
Sam Chambers September 13, 2024 https://splash247.com/condemnation-rains-in-over-russian-strike-on-greek...

Marina presents draft papers for STCW Convention revision

Marina presents draft papers for STCW Convention revision
Genivi Verdejo September 11, 2024 https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/11/business/maritime/marina-presents...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) critiqued five draft proposals to revise the STCW Convention to address current challenges and future needs in the maritime industry.

Shipowners Who Force Filipino Seafarers To Sail High-Risk Areas May Face Sanctions

Shipowners Who Force Seafarers To Sail High-Risk Areas May Face Sanctions
MI News Network September 10, 2024 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/shipowners-who-force-seafare...

The Department of Migrant Workers or DMW will sanction ship owners if they violate the right of Filipino seafarers to refuse to sail through the Gulf of Aden or Red Sea amidst Houthi attacks on shipping.

China’s Seafarer Wages Soar as U.S. Mariners Struggle with Pay Stagflation

China’s Seafarer Wages Soar as U.S. Mariners Struggle with Pay Stagflation
John Konrad September 14, 2024

SMM conference report: the future of shipping is how it deals with labour

SMM conference report: the future of shipping is how it deals with labour
Charlie Bartlett technology editor 16/09/2024 https://theloadstar.com/smm-conference-report-the-future-of-shipping-is-...

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Russian missile reportedly hits Turkish Ukraine-bound cargo ship near Romania

Russian missile reportedly hits Turkish Ukraine-bound cargo ship near Romania
André Rotaru with Sertaç Aktan 13/09/2024 https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/09/13/russian-missile-reportedly...

Bucharest and Kyiv's senior officials have condemned the attack, claiming Russia was behind it.

Seafarers work almost double the hours of ILO standard

Seafarers work almost double the hours of ILO standard
The Editorial Team September 10, 2024 https://safety4sea.com/seafarers-work-almost-double-the-hours-of-ilo-sta...

Seafarer employment rights: 10 years of the Maritime Labour Convention and other developments

Seafarer employment rights: 10 years of the Maritime Labour Convention and other developments
13 September 2024 https://www.hilldickinson.com/insights/articles/seafarer-employment-righ...

It is now ten years since the UK ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) in August 2014 and we take the opportunity to look both at the impact that the MLC has had on crew arrangements and at other developments in UK law applying to seafarers.

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