Alliance members will be asked to provide annual updates on their progress in implementing the group’s key principles

Despite some relaxation of the rules, the changeover of foreign seafarers at Chinese ports is still under strict surveillance

The minimum monthly basic wage for able seafarers is to be raised after a resolution during talks convened by the UN’s International Labour Organization between shipowners and seafarers’ unions

While things have improved during the past few decades, there is still work to do to reach gender parity in the maritime sector. Having a day dedicated to women in shipping may help attract and retain talent

For a decade, the Bouboulina Shipping founder was a trailblazer for Greek women in shipowning

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has secured some extra provisions for seafarers at the latest Maritime Labour Convention tripartite meeting. But it has made no headway on repatriation and warns that the co-operation seen during the coronavirus backdrop is waning

British Ports Association says enforcing the minimum wage is not an area where ports have a core competency

Vessels that fall out of class for failing to meet Energy Efficiency Existing Ship standards and Carbon Intensity Indicator benchmarks will prejudice protection and indemnity insurance cover

Short-term fixes to move and house Ukrainians in Europe look set to last, and the loss of crew has worsened an existing shortage

Taiwan-listed company buys two secondhand crew transfer vessels, as it waits for its newbuildings to be delivered in the second half of the year 

First P&O Ferries ship to re-enter service following replacement of directly employed crew with cheaper agency personnel was briefly disabled off the coast of Northern Ireland

Europe to dominate LNG import growth in 2022, panamax and supramax daily spot rates strengthen, over 300 ships still stuck in Ukraine but the number of seafarers on board is falling