Seventy crew on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan have been infected with the Covid-19 virus, the International Transport Workers’ Federation report. All remaining crew, predominately Filipino and Indonesian, are to begin the process to be repat
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) today call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore based dock workers.
International maritime unions have urged the Morrison government to reverse the decline of the Australian shipping industry and invest in the creation of a new strategic fleet to aid Australia’s emergency response capacity to natural disasters and move to protect the nation’s ec
A resolution drafted by the ITF, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA In
The ITF has come to the rescue of 10 Kenyan seafarers who had travelled to Pemba, Mozambique through Tanzania in August 2019, to work on an EU-bound vessel, MV Nina.
The ITF has represented the views of global maritime professionals at the 20th general assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) in Tokyo, Japan, 30 October to 2 November 2019.
The National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) has begun a drive to plant thousands of trees.
It began with all officers, petty officers and ratings being asked to plant a tree during August and September. This resulted in 7,000 new trees.
The European maritime union Nautilus is seeking compensation for a woman captain member who was denied her maternity rights.
The crew of a vessel that saved seven seafarers from a burning car carrier in the Pacific and rescued nine others are to receive a prestigious award from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD).
