Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, discusses how the demands of old ships and new tech are taking something of a workload toll. They say change is as good as a rest. For seafarers, though, that is plain nonsense. Still, ever optimistic, there is much from the International...
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54 ships abandoned so far this year
The scourge of crew abandonment is proving very hard for global administrators to rein in. A total of 54 ships and their crews have been abandoned so far this year, according to data carried by the International Labour Organization (ILO), putting 2025 potentially on track to be the second-highest...
Seafarers to get 6.2% pay rise over the coming three years
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has concluded the latest round of minimum wage negotiations for able seafarers at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of the Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), held in Geneva on this week. The terms of the wage agreement see seafarers get a...
https://splash247.com/seafarers-to-get-6-2-pay-rise-over-the-coming-three-years/
Under New Agreement, Global Seafarer Minimum Wage Set to Rise to $690 Per Month by 2026
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has concluded negotiations on a new global minimum wage agreement for seafarers, establishing progressive increases over the next three years. The agreement was reached during…
‘Potentially transformational’ deal hatched between employers and seafarers
The International Labour Organisation’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) has been updated, following lengthy negotiations last week in Geneva. Under ILO’s Special Tripartite Committee on the MLC, governments, shipowners, and unions met last week to review and adopt crucial updates that reflect the...
https://splash247.com/potentially-transformational-deal-hatched-between-employers-and-seafarers/
Maritime Labor Reforms Set to Transform Seafarer Rights by 2027
The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Friday approved groundbreaking updates to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), marking a significant victory for seafarer rights and working conditions. The comprehensive reforms, negotiated…
https://gcaptain.com/maritime-labor-reforms-set-to-transform-seafarer-rights-by-2027/
Seafarers struggle to get any shore leave
A new report from the ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) and the World Maritime University (WMU) highlights the continuing absence of shore leave for the world’s seafarers. Analysing the data from 5,879 seafarers who responded to the ITFST’s Shore Leave Survey, WMU researchers concluded that more than a...
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Seafarer incentive scheme, goes global
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V. Group (“V.”), the global ship manager and marine services provider, today announces the global rollout of Voyage Loyalty, its loyalty programme for seafarers. As well as being designed to … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/seafarer-incentive-scheme-goes-global/
Current issues of the global dry cargo shipping sector et al
Dimitris N. Monioudis, Managing Director of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and President of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain, having accepted the invitation of Professor Evangelos Markopoulos, delivered a Guest Lecture at Queen Mary University of London to a combined audience of School of Business and Management MSc in International Business and Masters of Laws – LLM, International Shipping Law students.
Mr...
Bangas buy India’s International Maritime Institute
The Banga family, who own Hong Kong’s Caravel Group and Fleet Management, have bought India’s International Maritime Institute (IMI) for an undisclosed sum. ‘Established in 1991, the IMI in Noida near New Delhi, specialises in pre-sea training for cadets. Acknowledging what is described as an...
https://splash247.com/bangas-buy-indias-international-maritime-institute/