The World Maritime University (WMU) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have signed a Cooperation Agreement on matters of capacity building and research. Dr. Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, SRI ...
WMU and EMSA to work together to improve maritime safety, security, environmental protection and pollution response
SRI Advisory Board Member calls on shipping industry, governments and unions to eliminate piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Following the recent attacks on two vessels in the Gulf of Guinea, SRI Advisory Board Member and ITF seafarers’ section chair David Heindel called on the shipping industry, governments and unions to ...
Loneliness of seafarers highlighted in report
New research from Cardiff University reveals that long working hours, isolation and extended periods away from home put seafarers at risk of poor mental health. The study, funded by the Institution ...
IMO fishing vessel treaty gets major boost at historic IMO-led Ministerial Conference
Forty-Eight States have signed a public declaration to indicate their determination to bring the 2012 Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety into force by the tenth anniversary of its adoption. ...
New report on criminalisation from Nautilus International
Almost 90% of seafarers fear criminalisation at work, a new survey by maritime professionals' union Nautilus International has found. A quarter of the 612 seafarers surveyed by the Union identified ...
Kenya Steps Up Effort To End Slavery Of Seafarers
The Kenyan government has initiated a process to end maritime slavery by reviewing seafarers’ pay and working agreements, a process which has not been carried out for almost three decades. The move ...
World Maritime Day, 26 September 2019: Empowering Women in the Maritime Industry
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Advisory Board Member Kenneth Keith Contributes to New Legal Volume
SRI Advisory Board Member Sir Kenneth Keith, Professor Emeritus at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, has contributed to a unique book which brings together leading experts from ...
Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry Addresses UN on Capacity-Building, Gender Empowerment and Marine Biological Diversity
Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, member of the SRI Advisory Board and President of the World Maritime University (WMU), recently delivered a keynote address on Capacity-Building, Gender Empowerment and ...
Seafarers Working on Cruise Ships and Ferries Among Unhappiest in Industry, New Report Shows
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working on board cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the ...
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