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18 Jan 2019
UK detains four foreign ships
The United Kingdom authorities detained four foreign-flagged vessels during December for failing port inspections, including poor conditions for crew and breaches...
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18 Jan 2019
UK ratifies work in fishing convention
The United Kingdom (UK) has become the 13th member state of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No.188). The...
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18 Jan 2019
Piracy and armed robbery at sea on the rise
Incidents of piracy and armed robbery increased in 2018, according to the latest annual piracy report from the International Chamber of Commerce’s International...
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17 Jan 2019
Press Release
ITF opposes BHP’s decision to end 100 years of Australian shipping
The decision will see 80 Australian seafarers lose their jobs, ending more than 100 years of Australian-crewed iron ore shipping servicing BHP and BlueScope...
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15 Jan 2019
Press Release
Transport in 2040: how automation and technology will impact the future of work
The forward-looking assessment, produced by WMU, investigates how the global transport industry will change as a result of automation and advanced technologies,...
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04 Jan 2019
Greece rewards migrant fishers for fire rescue
Greece has awarded citizenship to three migrant fishers who rescued Greeks from a wildfire outside Athens last July. Greek President, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, thanked...
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04 Jan 2019
British authorities rescue crew threatened by stowaways
The UK’s Special Boat Service (SBS) boarded a cargo ship in the Thames estuary after the crew reported that they had been threatened by stowaways. The...
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04 Jan 2019
Britain arrests cross-Channel people smuggler suspects
Britain has arrested two people suspected of people smuggling, following a rise in the number of people attempting the perilous crossing of the English...