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Seafarer Stress Reduced and Satisfaction Rises Due to Red Sea Diversions
Oct 28, 2024 https://maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-stress-reduced-and-satis...

Seafarer shore leave: are you getting yours?
30 October 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/seafarer-shore-leave-ar...

A seafarer shore leave survey being conducted by the ITF Seafarers' Trust has been extended until the end of 2024.

Longer voyages improve seafarer happiness
Marcus Hand, October 29, 2024 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/longer-voyages-improve-seafare...

Diverting from the Red Sea to the Cape of Good avoid Houthi attacks has had an unexpected positive impact on seafarer happiness in providing more downtime.

Cargo ship with 10 crewmen missing since storm Kristine hit
Madonna T. Virola, Nestor Corrales November 01, 2024 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2000020/cargo-ship-with-10-crewmen-missing...(direct)&utm_medium=gallery

A cargo vessel with 10 crew members has been missing since Oct. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Thursday as it launched search and rescue operations in the waters off Paluan town in Occidental Mindoro province.

A third of seafarers suffer from seasickness
21 October 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/telegraph/a-third-of-seafare...

Cooks and engineers suffered least with seasickness according to the research. Image: Danny Cornelissen

Cowboy colleges in the Philippines exploiting would-be seafarers
06 Jun 2024

Just 10% of aspiring cadets absorbed by the industry each year

Private maritime colleges in the Philippines promising students a pathway to a career at sea often lead to a dead end, says IMEC chief...

Shocking Study Reveals Seafarers Forced to Pay Illegal Recruitment Fee Affecting Their Mental Health
MI News Network September 26, 2024 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/study-finds-one-third-of-sea...

Somali pirates head back to sea
Sam Chambers October 24, 2024 https://splash247.com/somali-pirates-head-back-to-sea/

International shipping has been warned that pirates from Somalia are likely back hunting for targets in the Indian Ocean.

Why I’m backing this country to become a major crewing force
October 24, 2024 https://splash247.com/why-im-backing-this-country-to-become-a-major-crew...

Carl Martin Faannessen, the CEO of Noatun Maritime, on the potential for Kenya to become a seafaring hub.

Maritime leaders attend biggest manning meet
Yashika F. Torib October 23, 2024 https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/10/23/business/maritime/maritime-leader...

Local and international maritime leaders are expected at the Seatrade Maritime Crew Connect Global conference, the world's biggest manning meeting to be held at the Shangri-La The Fort in Manila from Nov. 12 to 14, 2024.