THE FUEL CRISIS is making it more difficult for the domestic shipping industry to reach pre-pandemic cargo volumes this year, the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) said.
By reaching this milestone, the Maritime Labour Convention provides the shipping industry with globally recognized standards that cover more than 96 per cent of the world’s shipping.
Decarbonisation, autonomous shipping and the criminalisation of seafarers were among the topics of debate at a special conference to mark the 50th anniversary of The Nautical Institute (NI).
CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — A passenger vessel docked at the Consuelo Port in Camotes Island in Cebu province submerged while it was docked at the pier past 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 10.
As shipping considers the direction its digital transition takes, now is the time for standardisation across the industry, writes John Veson, the CEO of Veson Nautical.
Moscow regime claims Misha Shipping vessel diverted on behalf of the Ukrainian government
Russia has fired on and detained a Turkish-managed general cargoship it claims was attempting a rescue mission to the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Seafarers can experience high levels of stress in their job. A life at sea entails dangers that are not present in many other occupations. Seafarers work under threat of injury from accidents, piracy and illness. Stressors in seafarers can be personal or directly connected to work conditions.
