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News | 24 Apr 2020 Press Release

ICS and ITF call on ships to sound horns to support “unsung heroes of global trade” for International Workers’ Day

The International Chamber of Shipping and its global network of national member associations and the International Transport Workers’ Federation and its 215...

News | 22 Apr 2020

Abandoned at sea in the midst of a pandemic

Three Greek seafarers and 22 of their shipmates on two bulk carriers at anchor in the Port of Djibouti are among a rising tide of crew abandoned around the world at...

News | 09 Apr 2020

Maritime unions and employers call on governments to identify seafarers as key workers and facilitate crew changes

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention issued a statement last week that accurately frames the...

News | 07 Apr 2020

Message to G20 leaders and ministers on facilitating essential movement of seafarers and marine personnel

Joint statement from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) About 90 per cent of global trade is...

News | 07 Apr 2020 Press Release

ICS and ITF call on G20 to support the “unsung heroes of global trade”

Covid-19 restrictions are storing up trouble for seafarers and global supply chains LONDON - 7 APRIL 2020: The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the...

News | 03 Apr 2020 Press Release

Australian Prime Minister urged to do the “right thing” for thousands of stranded seafarers

 On March 29, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that that it was, “important that Australia does the right thing about those who have fallen into our care to...

News | 24 Mar 2020

Imagine a world if you can

The life of a seafarer: the “invisible” workforce that keeps world trade moving. Ninety per cent of the world’s goods are transported by sea. On any given...

News | 23 Mar 2020 Press Release

ITF calls on Maersk to protect their workers during the Covid-19 crisis

On the day of the AP Moller Maersk annual general meeting, the ITF has made a statement to the company AGM following up its calls for action in the wider transport...

News | 19 Mar 2020

ITF and ICS calls on global agencies to keep maritime industry moving in Covid-19 crisis

The ITF and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have jointly written an open letter to the United Nations agencies for the global maritime industry calling...

News | 19 Mar 2020

ITF agrees to crew contract extensions 

The explosive spread of coronavirus has led to more and more countries introducing and imposing travel restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19....