ITF, Global Cruise Lines Reach Deal on Repatriating Hundreds of Crew Members Stuck at Sea
WMN…The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Global Cruise Lines have reached an agreement today…
SEAFARERS
Seafarers’ Day/COVID-19: MWUN Tasks Shipowners on Palliatives for Seafarers
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Wednesday called on shipowners and their manning agents…
COVID-19: Under IMO Protocols, Dockworkers/Seafarers are Essential Workers, Says NIMASA
• As agency unveils guidelines for terminals, jetties. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…
World’s Biggest Dual-fuel, Low-speed Engine is Here!
WMN..The world’s biggest dual-fuel, low-speed engine WinGD X92DF has been officially launched in China, China…
UK Asked to Exempt 200,000 Seafarers, Maritime Workers from Quarantine Restrictions
WMN..The UK Chamber of Shipping — the voice of the country’s shipping industry — has…
IMO Moves to Resolve Crew Change Crisis
WMN..Prompted by the growing crisis affecting around 150,000 seafarers stuck at sea and unable to…
16 Mariners Kidnapped in Five Days off West Africa
*GAC testing delivery of supplies to vessels via drones WMN…Over the past five days, a…
COVID-19: NIMASA Extends Certificate Validity for Seafarers
…Move geared towards keeping them in job, Explains Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…
COVID-19: Philippines Repatriates over 13,000 Distressed Seafarers
World Maritime News..A group of 668 seafarers landed today at an airport in Manilla, the…
COVID-19: RORO Operator to Cut 2,500 Jobs in USA and Mexico
World Maritime News…Oslo-listed RORO owner and operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has launched temporary layoffs in the…