The Day of the Seafarer, held on 25 June every year, draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. As the world slowly moves through the pandemic, it is more important than ever not only to acknowledge the efforts that seafarers have made to keeping the supply chain open despite extremely challenging conditions, but also to ensure that the future being built is one that is fair to them. This is why IMO’s 2021 Day of the Seafarer campaign has chosen the theme of...
Day of the Seafarer
Offshore Industry Group strongly supports IMO’s Day of the Seafarer on 25th June and its call for a fair future for Seafarers
Offshore Industry Group strongly supports IMO’s Day of the Seafarer on 25th June and its call for a fair future for Seafarers
The Offshore Industry Group comprising IADC, IAGC, IMCA, IOGP, ISOA (details below)* strongly supports IMO’s designated Day of the Seafarer on 25th June commending the tremendous efforts and sacrifices of seafarers and personnel working in the offshore energy sector who remain critical to ensuring that the world has access to food, medicine, energy and other supplies at...
Crews mark Day of the Seafarer between a rock and a hard place as crew change crisis continues to brew
As the shipping industry marks this year’s Day of the Seafarer, hundreds of thousands […] The post Crews mark Day of the Seafarer between a rock and a hard place as crew change crisis…
On Day of the Seafarer RMT responds to the Maritime Skills Commission’s report on the Seafarer Cadet Review
On Day of the Seafarer RMT responds to the Maritime Skills Commission’s report on the Seafarer Cadet Review
RMT General Secretary, Mick Lynch said: “RMT welcome proposals to increase seafarer training but we are concerned that this report, on its own, could further entrench long standing inequalities in seafarer training. The MSC recommends Tonnage Tax reforms which will see shipowners paying less to receive more taxpayer support for Officer Cadet training.
“The flow of new Cadets continues...
Day of the Seafarer 2021 explores fair future
Day of the Seafarer 2021 explores fair future
IMO envisages what a ‘fair future for seafarers’ will look like on Day of the Seafarer 2021
The Day of the Seafarer, held on 25 June every year, draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. As the world slowly moves through the pandemic, it is more important than ever not only to acknowledge the efforts that seafarers have made to keeping the supply chain open despite extremely challenging conditions, but also to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/24/day-of-the-seafarer-2021-explores-fair-future/
Belgian shipping honours seafarers
Belgian shipping honours seafarers
For 25 June, Day of the Seafarer, the Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association has produced a series of interview videos to honour seafarers for the vital role that they play in sustaining the global supply chain.
The interview videos not only feature shipowners and seafarers, but also messages by Vincent Van Quickenborne, Belgian Minister of the North Sea, Hilde Vautmans, Belgian MEP from the Renew Europe Group, Magda Kopczynska, Director for Innovative and...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/06/24/belgian-shipping-honours-seafarers/
Global Shipping Fleet To Sound Horns On June 25th – Day of the Seafarer
To support the need to vaccinate global seafarers against the coronavirus, ships will sound horns at Canadian ports at noon Friday. The ships will sound horns along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to aid in the global seafarer vaccination effort. On Tuesday, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation uploaded a press release on its official website to this effect.
The Canadian entities mentioned in the press release included the Association of Canadian Port Authorities, Chamber of...
Action Not Platitudes Needed On Day Of The Seafarer: Synergy Group
Captain Rajesh Unni, Founder and CEO of Synergy Group, believes solutions are available to standardise and distribute vaccines, ensure seafarers get emergency medical treatment and better organise crew changes. The problem is a deficit of political leadership which is now so severe it is infringing the human rights of seafarers.
After a year of seafarer mistreatment by governments and ineffective lobbying on their behalf by the shipping industry, stronger action is now needed as the industry...
Seafarers Need To Strike, Says Frank Coles
By John Konrad (gCaptain) Last week maritime influencer Lena Göthberg published the 165th episode of her popular Shipping Podcast, and the content was shocking. Her guest was the former CEO…
Student Art Contest Winners Announced- Mariners at the Forefront
Student Art Contest Winners Announced- Mariners at the Forefront
As we approach the Day of the Seafarer on June 25th, NAMEPA is pleased to announce two grand prize winners and 10 finalists have been selected from 179 entries in the 2021 “Seafarers: at the core of shipping’s future” calendar art contest sponsored by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), the United States Coast Guard (USCG), and the Inter-American Committee on Ports of the...