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News | 09 Aug 2019

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...

News | 09 Aug 2019

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...

News | 09 Aug 2019

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...

News | 12 Aug 2019 Press Release

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...

News | 16 Aug 2019

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...

News | 23 Aug 2019

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...

News | 23 Aug 2019

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...

News | 27 Aug 2019 Press Release

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...