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05 Jul 2019
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...
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05 Jul 2019
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...
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28 Jun 2019
Day of the Seafarer celebrated worldwide
There were events to celebrate the International Day of the Seafarer, 25 June, throughout the world. This year’s event, organised by the International Maritime...
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28 Jun 2019
Sea migrants continue to risk death, rejection and deportation
Eight migrants drown off Turkey Eight migrants and refugees drowned off the coast of Turkey as their small boat sank attempting to reach the Greek islands. The...
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28 Jun 2019
Portuguese company to pay US $1.5m fine for pollution cover-up
A Portuguese shipping management company has pleaded guilty in Charleston, South Carolina to a pollution cover-up and has agreed to pay a fine of USD1.5...
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13 Jun 2019
ITF wins back pay for seafarers left stranded for 13 months
The ITF has been successful in winning back pay for 12 seafarers left stranded off the coast of Tunisia for 13 months and helping them to get home. The 12 crew...
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13 Jun 2019
UK extends minimum wage to offshore energy supply crew
The British government is to introduce legislation to extend the UK’s national minimum wage to seafarers working between UK ports and offshore energy...
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13 Jun 2019
UN agency warns of “sea of blood” in the Mediterranean
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that the Mediterranean “will be a sea of blood” unless there is intervention to prevent shipwrecks and drownings of...