seafarers

Five seafarers were killed during the rescue of a hijacked ship off Somalia last week, prompting International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio

KYIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Russia has attacked a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in one of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in the Odesa region, killing one

The global maritime industry is marking World Maritime Day on Thursday with an unusually immediate backdrop: merchant ships under attack, seafarers being

CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade

Seafarer morale declined sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as the immediate shock of conflict in the Persian Gulf gave way to the grinding pressures of

By Weilun Soon and Stephen Stapczynski Jul 5, 2026 (Bloomberg) –At anchor in the Persian Gulf, Abhijit Chopra found out about the US-Iran peace deal

The global shipping industry will need an additional 113,735 certified officers by 2030 to keep pace with fleet growth, according to a new workforce report

All 20 Indian crew members aboard the tanker MT Jalveer were safely evacuated to shore Thursday after U.S. forces disabled the vessel during a

By María Paula Mijares Torres May 3, 2026(Bloomberg) –President Donald Trump said the US will begin guiding some neutral ships trapped in the

By Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, April 24 (Reuters) – Ankit Yadav, a seafarer from India, has been stuck on a boat at an inland Iranian port for

The Liberian Registry is urging shipowners, managers, and crewing agencies to strengthen seafarer compliance frameworks as global sanctions enforcement

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have held urgent talks with Gulf State

How automation, AI, and the decline of traditional watchkeeping are reshaping seafarer welfare By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The modern ship has never been

A mounting humanitarian crisis is unfolding at sea as tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped aboard vessels across the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and

President Donald Trump urged commercial vessels to continue sailing through the Strait of Hormuz despite escalating attacks on merchant

The global shipping industry is raising urgent warnings about the safety of civilian seafarers as escalating conflict in the Middle East halts commercial

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the International Transport Workers’ Federation

French shipping giant CMA CGM has successfully doubled its female seafaring workforce within just one year of launching its She Sails program, marking

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urgently calling on UAE maritime authorities to intervene in a severe case of seafarer

Ukraine is set to implement a pioneering pilot scheme allowing remote processing of Seafarers’ Identity Documents (SIDs), providing critical relief to