With shortages of crew from traditional seafaring sourcing nations, Schulte Group shipmanager BSM has turned to West Africa as its new source of seafarers. Germany’s Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is diversifying its crew pool by launching a maritime training centre in Ghana, located on the campus...
https://splash247.com/africa-increasingly-seen-as-the-next-crewing-frontier/
Gestión de la flota Ronald Spithout de OneHealth de Vikand da su impresión sobre cómo los pemes deberían convertirse en un «pulso de salud» más valioso para la tripulación y la industria. Los pemes son un método aceptado de examen médico previo al empleo y están destinados a salvaguardar las...
Ronald Spithout from OneHealth by VIKAND gives his impression on how PEMEs should become a more valuable “health pulse” for crew and industry. PEMEs are an accepted method of Pre-Employment Medical Examination and are meant to safeguard vessel operations and crew welfare. They are widely used by...
The Round Table of International Shipping Organizations is increasingly concerned about a rise in the unjust treatment and criminalization of seafarers.
The chairpersons of the Round Table’s four member organizations — BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERTANKO and INTERCARGO —met in Athens, February 6, to discuss topics that includied greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and the impact of geopolitics on shipping. But by far the most important topic on the agenda was how the...
The heads of major shipping organizations convened in Athens this week to address the escalating crisis of seafarer safety and rights, with a particular focus on the increasing incidents of…
Following exhaustive research showing how jobs onboard are still too 24/7, the United Nations’ International Labour Organization (ILO) will look to tighten up the language surrounding work/rest regulations at sea at a Special Tripartite Committee of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), scheduled...
https://splash247.com/un-reviews-regulation-as-seafarers-revealed-to-work-74-above-global-average/
The Mission to Seafarers’ latest Seafarers Happiness Index reveals a decline in seafarer satisfaction to 6.91 in Q4 2024, down from 7.16 in Q3, marking the first downturn in four…
By Lori-Ann LaRocco – New data released by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) shows a skyrocketing year-over-year increase of 87% in seafarers abandoned by shipowners in 2024. David Heindel,…
https://gcaptain.com/itf-seafarer-abandonments-skyrocket-in-2024-to-record-highs/
Steven Jones, el fundador del Índice de felicidad de la gente de mar, reflexiona sobre la frustración sobre el tratamiento de la gente de mar en muchos puertos del mundo. Al pensar en la felicidad de la gente de mar, es tentador asumir que sus mayores desafíos ocurren lejos en el mar. Sin embargo,...
https://fullavantenews.com/las-luchas-de-la-gente-de-mar-en-los-puertos-globales/?lang=es
Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, reflects on the frustration about the treatment of seafarers in many ports around the world. When thinking about seafarers’ happiness, it is tempting to assume their greatest challenges occur far out at sea. However, new insights reveal a...