Shipping headed towards record number of seafarer abandonments in 2022

Shipping headed towards record number of seafarer abandonments in 2022
Marcus Hand | Aug 31, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/shipping-headed-toward...

A record that no-one wanted to see broken is set for a new high this year – the number of seafarer abandonment cases.

Future leaders urge real change to seafarer working conditions

Future leaders urge real change to seafarer working conditions
Richard Clayton 30 Aug 2022

Gen Z and Millennials will make up 70% of the seafarer workforce by 2030. According to a series of insight essays, young seafarers are frustrated and raw. Baby boomers must listen and respond

Removal of barriers impeding women’s development in maritime sector is very crucial

Removal of barriers impeding women’s development in maritime sector is very crucial
31 August 2022 https://risingsunoverport.co.za/121330/removal-of-barriers-impeding-wome...

According to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), women account for just 20 percent of the workforce in the maritime authorities of member states, and 29 percent across subsectors in the industry.

Inmarsat Study Reveals Surge In Maritime Data Usage As Shipping Industry Seeks Increased Connectivity

Inmarsat Study Reveals Surge In Maritime Data Usage As Shipping Industry Seeks Increased Connectivity
MI News Network August 31, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/inmarsat-study-reveals-surge...

Generations Y and Z urge the maritime industry to make human sustainability a strategic priority

Generations Y and Z urge the maritime industry to make human sustainability a strategic priority
29/08/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/generations-y-and-z-urge-the-mariti...

OSM, Norwegian Training Center sign agreement to promote seafarers training

OSM, Norwegian Training Center sign agreement to promote seafarers training
The Editorial Team August 30, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/osm-norwegian-training-center-sign-agreement-to-p...

OSM Maritime (OSM) has signed an agreement with the Norwegian Training Center (NTC) Manila on August 17 to provide training not only for Filipino seafarers but also for seafarers all over the world.

Marina hints at 'comeback' of controversial Management Level Course Filipino ship officers

Marina hints at 'comeback' of controversial MLC
Yashika F. Torib August 31, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/31/business/maritime/marina-hints-at...

THE Management Level Course (MLC) for Filipino ship officers might be revived by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) under its new administrator, Hernani Fabia.

Lack of employment avenues for seafarers worrying – Ghana Merchant Navy Officers Association

Lack of employment avenues for seafarers worrying – Association
GNA - August 28, 2022 https://newsghana.com.gh/lack-of-employment-avenues-for-seafarers-worryi...

The Ghana Merchant Navy Officers Association (GMNOA) has expressed worry over the lack of employment opportunities in the maritime industry for the country’s trained seafarers.

Search called off for Chinese seafarer missing from Berge Bulk vessel off New Zealand

Search called off for seafarer missing from Berge Bulk vessel in NZ
Marcus Hand | Aug 29, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/search-called-seafarer...

Search and rescue efforts have been called off for a missing seafarer believed to have been lost overboard from a Berge Bulk vessel off New Zealand.

ITF wins suspension against Manila-based Global Marine and Offshore Resources that charged crew to work on ship ‘in terrible condition’

ITF wins suspension against agency that charged crew to work on ship ‘in terrible condition’
Matt Coyne 3 August 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/regulation/itf-wins-suspension-against-ag...

Global Marine and Offshore Resources issued false contracts and charged placement fees, union says

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