IMO Marks 2013 ‘Day of the Seafarer’ With Social Media Campaign
June 25, 2013 marks third-annual "Day of the
June 25, 2013 marks third-annual "Day of the
Following a successful “Day of The Seafarer” celebration held worldwide, the United Kingdom is continuing it’s honoring of seafarers with an
There’s been a bit of buildup on Twitter and on Facebook these past few weeks about today’s “Day of the Seafarer” and we’ve been
Following a recent editorial by USCG Captain Eric Christensen on the alarming rate of U.S.-flag ship detentions, the Seafarer International Union has released
Seafarers facing criminal charges are often treated unfairly and lack legal representation, according to an industry survey conducted by the international
With vessel attacks, hijackings and huge ransoms stealing the headlines in todays news, some flag states are concerned that acts of violence against seafarers
The Cardiff University, in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Council, have just released a research film on what is considered the most
Ever wonder what the world would be like without seafarers? In a nutshell, it wouldn’t be pretty. The following video was produced by the Seafarers UK,
In celebration of the world’s seafarers, the International Maritime Organization is urging the public to turn to their facebook and twitter accounts to
IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos has reached out to seafarers worldwide in an open letter distributed today via shipping and seafarer
Incidents involving unfair treatment of seafarers continue to happen worldwide, and BIMCO is maintaining its focus on this area to try and improve the
A sign of the times? The Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) has recently published Preliminary Guidelines: Post-Piracy Care for Seafarers, meant to provide
Every year, the International Maritime Organization chooses a theme for its World Maritime Day, which is generally celebrated during the last week in
Upon arrival in the office this morning, I had the following press release from about 4 people sitting in my inbox. It reads: The impact of proposed changes
The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (The primary industry advisory committee that provides security policy guidance to the US Coast Guard) has
We recently ran across some interesting statistics from a 2005 joint study on manpower from BIMCO and the ISF. Q: How many officers are currently employed
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