Image Credit: Seatrade Maritime News Repost: The global Crewing industry will meet to debate and to inspire change in sustainability, crew management, training & safety at sea, and seafarer well-being. Delegates and speakers from around the globe will converge in Manila, Philippines at CrewConnect Global this November. The conference programme is complemented with an expo hall, an awards ceremony and ...
Image Credits: UN News Repost: The United Nations has underlined its support for the men and women working at sea, whose immeasurable contributions help to keep global trade moving. Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted both their critical role, as well as the challenges they face, In his message to mark the Day of the Seafarer on Saturday. “The world counts on seafarers,” he ...
Repost: Cotton Says Jones Act Should be Global Model The top official of a powerful international labor group said the global pandemic called overdue, positive attention to the maritime industry. Steve Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), addressed the Maritime Trades Department convention June 10 in Philadelphia. He discussed the federation’s efforts to help workers in ...
To ensure that seafarers are supported in the transition to a greener maritime, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) established the Maritime Just Transition Taskforce The Maritime Just Transition Taskforce is a collaboration between three global organisations – ICS, the International Workers’ Federation and the UN Global Compact. It had been established during the COP26 summit in Glasgow last year, ...
As the situation in Ukraine worsens, seafarers have already suffered the effects of the crisis and more is yet to come With things almost at a stand-still over the Ukrainian crisis, things are not looking good for seafarers. Just recently, Russia had announced their intention to create a humanitarian corridor for merchant vessels, allowing those stuck in the region since ...
It is baffling that the seafaring trade has had such a long history, but the laws that protected seafarers was not given priority until the 20th century Seafarers have not always gotten the better end of the deal in terms of welfare, even during the more recent Age of Exploration times. The International Labour Organization (ILO) that champions the rights ...
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), through the Department of Maritime Labor Affairs of the General Directorate of Seafarers (DGGM) carried out, during 2021 at national level, 289 maritime labor inspections on board ships of both interior and international service of the Panamanian registry, in compliance with the provisions of Decree Law No. 8 of February 26, 1998, which regulates work ...
Ranking is based on the container port performance ranking in the Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2020 report During the pandemic, the efficiency of ports was put to the test, as ports became congested due to heavy traffic. We will look at the top five most efficient ports based on the CPPI ranking and some interesting facts about them. Ranking ...
A deep dig into the challenges Indian seafarers face while searching for employment Both Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) and the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) have launched a joint research project to identify the challenges Indian seafarers face while job hunting. Addressing the persistent imbalance India is one of the major seafarer supplier countries. Unfortunately, challenges resulted in ...
How would this year affect the crew market moving forward? To date, the only constant is variants of COVID-19 disrupting supply chains. Nevertheless, there are more winds to anticipate for the manpower sector. Below are a few trends that both seafarers and employers can anticipate this year. Manpower shortage The impact of crew change in manpower supply can never be ...