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Seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are the unhappiest
A report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals that seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are among the unhappiest in the shipping industry. Its latest...
Italy and Malta refuse landing to 121 rescued migrants
In the latest standoff between European governments and search-and-rescue operators in the Mediterranean Sea, Italy and Malta have both refused to accept a Spanish...
Seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are the unhappiest
A report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals that seafarers working on cruise ships and ferries are among the unhappiest in the shipping industry. Its latest...
IBF Agrees a Temporary Extended Risk Zone in the Strait of Hormuz
Following the incidents in the Gulf of Oman, and specifically the Strait of Hormuz, over the past 12 weeks, the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) this morning...
Court allows migrant rescue ship into Italian waters
An Italian court has suspended a government ban preventing a charity migrant rescue ship with over 140 passengers from entering the country. The Spanish-flagged...
Rescued migrants suffer as standoff over rescue boat continues
There are concerns about the medical and psychological condition of people rescued from the Mediterranean Sea and stranded onboard a rescue boat that has been...
Armed pirates kidnap 17 crew off Cameroon
Armed pirates have kidnapped 17 crew members in two separate incidents off Cameroon a week ago. In the first attack, in Doula anchorage on 15 August, armed men...
Seafarers used as patsies by governments
A recent message from the US State Department to the maritime industry, stating that it will invoke anti-terrorism legislation to deny seafarers a US visa if they...