All content tagged with: "seafarers"
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06 Aug 2019
Blumenthal ship detained for nine days in Belgium port finally released
“The proper maintenance of ships’ equipment is just as important as the proper treatment of seafarers - a failure in either system can lead to serious...
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02 Aug 2019
Armed robberies in Indonesia and elsewhere
The latest reports of maritime crime to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) worldwide 24-hour Piracy Reporting centre (PRC) indicate a spike of incidents in...
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29 Jul 2019
Concerns about safe passage for seafarers in the Gulf
Following the escalation of diplomatic tensions between Western countries and Iran, involving aggressive action against merchant shipping and Iran’s seizure of...
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09 Jul 2019
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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...
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08 Jul 2019
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...
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03 Jul 2019
Italian judge orders release of captain who docked migrant-rescue ship
As has been widely reported, Captain Rackete was taken into custody after carrying 40 migrants and refugees that she had rescued off Libya into the Italian Port of...
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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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17 Jun 2019
'Anywhere there are transport workers, we'll be there'
Despite the name, the National Union of Seafarers Sri Lanka (NUSS) is not just for seafarers. Since 2018 the NUSS has been organising informal dockworkers and...
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17 Jun 2019
Urgent need for global and regional cooperation to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
In the Gulf of Guinea, piracy and armed robbery have been long-standing problems, but in recent years the frequency of attacks is increasing in this region. The...
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14 Jun 2019
Press Release
ITF and JNG respond to potential attacks on two tankers in Gulf of Oman
Two marine tankers, the Marshall Islands-flagged Front Altair and the Panamanian-flagged Kokuka Courageous, were left abandoned and adrift after what appear to be...