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IMO video promotes women in maritime
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched a video to promote the maritime industry as a career for women. Coinciding with this year’s Day of the...
Europe-Asia Maritime Summit convenes in Ukraine
The second Europe-Asia Maritime Summit met in Odessa, Ukraine in early June. Initiated by the Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine (MTWTU), the...
Royal Navy civilians take action on pay
Civilian workers for the British Royal Navy are taking industrial action over their pay. Nearly 700 workers at the Royal Navy’s Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA), which...
The hazards of armed intruders
Seafarers in many parts of the world continue to face the hazards of boardings by intruders and criminals, often carrying weapons. Recent incidents reported to the...
ITF and UAE step up cooperation
The ITF has continued its cooperation with the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a high-level meeting in Dubai. ITF general secretary Stephen...
ITF calls on Sri Lankan government to release Ukrainian seafarer after three years of detention
“For over three years, Gennadiy Gavrylov has been stranded in Sri Lanka desperate to go home, while Sri Lankan authorities refuse to grant him permission to leave...
Nautilus International and ITF call for urgent release of seized British oil tanker and crew
Nautilus International and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today raised serious concerns over the seizure of British oil tanker Stena Impero...
Tanker crew detained as Gulf tensions escalate
The 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker are being held by Iran after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seized the Swedish-owned Stena Impero in the Strait of...