Repost: Fast rising cost of living crisis to precipitate more labor disputes across developed markets as dock workers seek to make up for rampaging price inflation, heaping more disruption on congested ports. Strike action at major German and UK ports has caused major disruption to carrier schedules and has adversely impacted port performance with average call durations rising after the ...
Repost: The possibility of Filipino seafarers losing their certification in the coming year because of poor compliance with international training standards is causing panic among various government officials and their respective agencies. This month, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is set to retake an audit of the country’s seafaring standards and officials are scrambling to find both short and ...
Repost: Taking place the week after COP 27, CrewConnect Global will reflect on, and build upon many of the key discussions from the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Central to the debates at CrewConnect Global will be recommendations for a Just Transition, ensuring that the seafarer is not forgotten in shipping’s race to decarbonize. The shipping industry continues to make ...
Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report showed a sustained return to more normal levels as pandemic pressures on crew conditions ease. The index recorded a 7.3 for the third quarter, up from 7.21 in the second quarter and well above the record low of 5.85 in the first quarter of 2022. “It was hoped ...
Repost: Adelina, not her real name, was 20 years old when she was forced into sexual slavery after being scammed by an unscrupulous broker. After three years of working as a shopkeeper in Lamongan Regency, believing she could earn much more, she wanted to work abroad in the hospitality industry to support her four younger siblings. Adelina paid the broker ...
Repost: A debate is currently raging in the Philippine seafaring industry concerning the possible return of a seafarers’ education course. On the government side, it wants to bring back an expensive, mandatory training course that was removed only last year; on the side of seafarers, they want the training course to remain scrapped and instead call for reforms in maritime ...
Image Credit: Maritime Fairtrade Repost: South Korea is one of the top countries in the world to receive the most shipbuilding orders. In the first half of the year, South Korea added 9.8 million in compensated gross tonnage (CGT), to lead the world’s total order volume in July. Top Korean shipbuilders like Hyundai Heavy Industries is expect to achieve their sales ...
Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime Repost: Stell Maris has launched a Seafarers Support Service for Ukrainian seafarers with funding from law firm HFW. Stella Maris said the service provides access to professional psychologists to help affected individuals deal with the mental and emotional impact of the war in Ukraine. Martin Foley, UK CEO, Stella Maris told Seatrade Maritime news that the ...
Repost: A new seafarer neurodiversity charity has launched a survey to gather benchmark data to help create a maritime neurodiversity strategy. NeurodiversAtSea is a charity founded in September 2022 with the aim of enablement and empowerment of neurodiverse people, helping them to reach their full potential within the maritime industry. The charity’s purpose is also to educate and inform maritime ...
Image Credit: Maritime Fairtrade Repost: The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) wants to convert the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) training and research institute in Tacloban City, located in the central Philippines, into a “think tank that will focus on improving the skills of Filipino sailors. DMW is a newly-established state agency mandated to protect the welfare of Filipino workers ...