Crew Welfare
Seafarer supply the biggest challenge for shipowners in future, says d’Amico chief
Paulo d’Amico, chairman and chief executive of d’Amico International Shipping, says fewer people want to go to sea, but the global fleet continues to grow
Somalia piracy resurgence makes kidnap & ransom cover necessary
‘You might as well have it, because stuff happens,’ lawyer warns
Germany still world’s biggest boxship player, claims VDR
Press conference in Hamburg highlights challenges, including political tensions, recruitment and decarbonisation
Iran allows crew on board seized Greek tanker St Nikolas to be swapped
The fate of the tanker formerly known as Suez Rajan, which has been embroiled in a long-running tit-for-tat series of seizures between US and Iran, now remains in the hands of the Iranian courts
Tipping point in the Red Sea
Wording of Conwartime and Voywar clauses are matters BIMCO could usefully revisit before the next crisis
Nautilus union calls owners to avoid Red Sea after True Confidence deaths
Officers’ union Nautilus International called on shipowners not to transit the Red Sea after the sinking of Rubymar last week and the deaths of three crew of True Confidence yesterday
Three crew confirmed dead and several more seriously injured as Houthis claim a second casualty
Liberia-registered, Greece-operated and Barbados-flagged bulker is targeted as ‘American’ on the basis of old links to US investor group Oaktree Capital Management
Orca AI has eyes on autonomous navigation
Orca AI’s SeaPod system provides extra sets of eyes to masters while its algorithms know to warn them of danger. For chief executive Yarden Gross, automating watchkeeping is the first step towards autonomous shipping
Wright to step down from Mission to Seafarers’ top job
Mission provides practical support in 200 ports across 50 countries
Just one seafarer in eight on Chamber of Shipping vessels is UK national
RMT union claims figures demonstrate ‘super exploitation’
ICS launches industry guide to combat bullying and harassment
Initiative comes as ILO and IMO meet this month, and after ILO study finding nearly one in five workers across all sectors are victims of bullying and harassment
Maritime groups unite to demand release of Galaxy Leader hostages
Shipping associations including BIMCO, ICS and the World Shipping Council are calling for an immediate release of the Galaxy Leader crew, who has been kept hostage since November 19
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