Crew Welfare
Flags refute claims as ITF vows crackdown on ‘substandard shipping’
Vessels flying Togo, Sierra Leone, Palau and Cook Islands flags will undergo increased inspections in the Mediterranean during the coming weeks
Compliance with the law is not optional. Even for P&O Ferries
UK minimum wage will be extended to seafarers, while Labour is committing to a ‘Seafarers’ Charter’. Neither would have happened without the P&O Ferries’ shocking actions
Inspirational cadet shows leadership is alive and well
Daisy Jarvis showed leadership in helping fellow students overcome challenges and has become an inspiration to all her colleagues on International Women’s Day
Women to be rewritten back into commercial maritime history
Women comprise 34% of employees at shipowning companies and 16% of the workforce of maritime associations
Synergy rolls out tailor-made PPE for female seafarers
Singapore-headquartered shipmanager Synergy is distributing new personal protective equipment to all female crew
Philippines approves bill to protect its seafarers
Act provides seafarers with right to safe and secure workplace that complies with safety standards, decent working and living conditions on board ship
The Lloyd’s List Podcast: Why is shipping still not taking Diversity, Equity and Inclusion seriously?
The shipping industry has still not fully grasped the importance or the business case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, known as DEI, despite it being so integral to the structural long-term challenges ahead. Wista president Elpi Petraki and Diversity Study Group founder Heidi Heseltine join the podcast this week to discuss why the industry needs to address its DEI blind spot
Regulatory delay is holding back vital seafarer training
New training courses are expensive to develop and take many years to introduce, a factor to be considered given the hundreds of thousands of seafarers needing additional training by 2030
Cyprus calls on Brussels to deliver on industry support
New Cyprus-UK agreement is part of country’s ‘collaborative vision’ in shipping, says shipping deputy minister Vassilios Demetriades
Tech layoffs are ‘opportunity for shipping to attract talent’
How the maritime sector will be able to benefit from tech layoffs will depend on individual companies’ initiatives, forum told
Ukrainian seafarers back in employment market
Ukraine tops the list of countries identified as most likely to supply seafarers in the future, according to a recent Seafarer Workforce Report by the International Chamber of Shipping and BIMCO
UN urged to evacuate ships and crews stuck in Ukraine
The International Chamber of Shipping and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations are among more than 30 signatories to sign an open letter to UN secretary general
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