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News | 01 Feb 2019

Pirates and armed robbers still a threat off West Africa

Armed robbers continue to pose a threat to seafarers and shipping off West Africa, despite patrols by local navies. The most recent incidents reported to the...

News | 01 Feb 2019

Dozens of migrants drown off Djibouti

Dozens of migrants and refugees are feared to have drowned off the coast of Djibouti after two overcrowded boats capsized. Two survivors were recovered but at least...

News | 28 Jan 2019

More people die in Mediterranean shipwrecks

About 170 people are feared to have drowned in two separate shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. In one incident, a dinghy sank off the coast of Libya with 117 people...

News | 28 Jan 2019

Cross-Channel ferry company flags out

The ferry company P&O is set to flag out its entire cross-English Channel fleet to Cyprus following more than 50 years of operating under the United Kingdom...

News | 28 Jan 2019

ITF opposes loss of Australian-crewed shipping service

The ITF has condemned the decision by the BHP company to cut the Australian crew from two iron ore shipping vessels and replace them with foreign crew on flag of...

News | 28 Jan 2019

ILO aims for 100 states to sign MLC

2019 is the centenary year of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and it hopes to celebrate the anniversary by achieving 100 member states signing up to the...

News | 25 Jan 2019 Press Release

ITUC joins opposition to BHP’s decision to end 100 years of Australian shipping

BHP Billiton the Anglo-Australian multinational mining company headquartered in Australia has dumped its Australian crew from two vessels that carried iron ore from...

News | 19 Jan 2019

US seafarers come to the aid of stricken ship

The Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters (SIU) has revealed the role of its members in the rescue of crew from the stricken car...