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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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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...