We are very sad to announce the death of a valued friend and member of the SRI Advisory Board, Professor Alastair Couper. Alastair was a true and loyal friend to seafarers; a Master Mariner, an ...
Professor Alastair Couper 1931-2018
Day of the Seafarer 2018
“We are extremely pleased that the theme of the 2018 Day of the Seafarer is the important issue of seafarers’ wellbeing. SRI was set up to advance the rights of seafarers through engagement with the ...
SRI recently welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board – Justice Noel G Tijam and Captain Hans Sande
Noel G Tijam was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by President Rodrigo Duterte on March 8, 2017. He is also a professorial lecturer at the Philippine Judicial ...
International Backing for Latest SRI Initiative
International backing has been given to a new initiative from London-based Seafarers Rights’ International (SRI), which aims to harness the support of governments worldwide in implementing ...
MLC abandonment provisions coming into force: ITF comment
The ITF (International Transport Workers is giving a warm welcome to the major new Maritime Labour Convention provisions on crew abandonment that come into force tomorrow. ITF president Paddy Crumlin ...
Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention ensure better protection to seafarers and their families
ILO member States have confirmed the amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention ensuring better protection to seafarers and their families in case of abandonment, death, and long-term ...
Rumors of OOCL Sale Intensify
By MarEx 2017-01-18 00:37:45 Shipping analyst Alphaliner has voiced a rumor that has been circulating throughout the container shipping industry: that Orient Overseas International might sell its ...
MSC Breaks Ground at New Private Island
By MarEx 2017-01-17 20:49:53 On Tuesday, MSC Cruises announced that it has broken ground at last on the construction of its new private island, Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve. Ocean Cay, a former ...
Ex-Maritime Administrator Joins HMS Global Maritime
By MarEx 2017-01-17 19:30:28 U.S. Maritime Administrator Paul "Chip" Jaenichen has accepted a position as chief operating officer of HMS Global Maritime, the owner of Queen Steamboat Company, ...
MLC Abandonment Provisions Enter into Force
By MarEx 2017-01-17 19:19:42 Under the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) shipowners must now have insurance to assist the seafarers on board vessels if they are abandoned. All ships, to which ...
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