Seafarers
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Maritime News
Body Recovered from Capsized Cargo Ship as USCG Looks for Missing Raft
The US Coast Guard reported that the search efforts are intensifying after the loss of the U.S.-flagged cargo ship Mariana…
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New Initiative Surveys Seafarers’ Experiences of Misconduct at Sea
The global shipping industry is attempting to come to grips with an ongoing problem with sexual harassment and assault. Surveys indicate that…
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Liberian Registry: Sanctions Compliance Checks Should Extend to Seafarers
The world’s largest shipping registry is calling for coordinated action to extend sanctions compliance checks to seafarers, starting with the…
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Port News
Crew management is hitting a breaking point
Across the maritime sector, a workforce crisis is quietly building — and the industry’s reliance on outdated systems is running…
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Port News
Hormuz crisis places seafarers in conditions unmatched since WWII
The 2020s are proving to be a brutal period for seafarers stuck at sea – and by extension securing enough…
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Seafarer Organizations Work with Gulf States for Crews Caught in War Zone
Concern continues for the estimated 20,000 seafarers trapped in the Persian Gulf on as many as 2,000 to 3,000 ships…
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Port News
Why crew feedback is the missing link in maritime operations
Ronald Spithout, managing director of OneHealth by VIKAND, gives his take on what he describes as fleet blindness. With advanced…
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Port News
GlobalMET appoints Jillian Carson-Jackson as managing director
GlobalMET, the international association of maritime education and training providers, has announced the appointment of Jillian Carson-Jackson as its new…
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German shipowners float civilian maritime reserve amid rising risks
German shipowners are calling for the creation of a civilian “sea service” to strengthen the country’s ability to keep trade…
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Crew wellbeing stalled by shipboard medical privacy failures
Seafarers are not hiding their health because they don’t care, but because the system gives them no privacy, argues Doctor…
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