Global maritime employers and unions have designated the Strait of Hormuz as a Temporary Extended Risk Zone. This means that seafarers who are subject to an attack in the zone, are entitled to a bonus ...
UPDATE: Global Maritime Employers and Unions Designate the Strait of Hormuz as a Temporary Extended Risk Zone.
International Maritime Unions and Employers Monitor Situation in Strait of Hormuz
Following the escalation of diplomatic tensions between Western countries and Iran, involving aggressive action against merchant shipping and Iran’s seizure of the British-flagged, Swedish-owned oil ...
Advisory Board Member Warns of Alarm Fatigue
Frequently sounding bridge warnings, especially false ones, can create ‘alarm fatigue’ and hinder watch keepers in carrying out their vital role, a new survey supported by InterManager has ...
UAE to Overhaul Maritime Laws to Protect Seafarers
The UAE will introduce tough rules to protect abandoned seafarers, clamp down on ghost ships in its waters and allow 100 per cent foreign ownership of maritime companies. The new measures, are part ...
New Report Identifies Latest Seafarer Training Trends
A new report from WMU collaboration, MarTID, reveals that expenditure on maritime training continues to rise for vessel owners and seafarers; new safety and environmental regulations are driving ...
UK Government Launches Maritime Safety Week
A Fishing Safety MP Roundtable and the launch of a Maritime Safety Action Plan are on the agenda for the second UK Maritime Safety Week. Running from 1-5 July the event aims to help reduce ...
Day of the Seafarer 25 June 2019
The International Day of the Seafarer is celebrated each year on 25 June. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is calling on everyone in the maritime world and beyond to get on board with ...
France Signs up to Fishing Vessel Training Treaty
France has become the 29th State to sign up to the IMO treaty on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F). The Convention sets the certification and ...
Advisory Board Member’s Judicial and Bar Council Appointment Approved
THE bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) has unanimously approved the ad interim appointment of retired Supreme Court associate justice and SRI Advisory Board member, Noel Tijam, as a member of ...
International Convention on Arrest of Ships Enters Into Force in Turkey
A long awaited decree has finally been published in the official gazette on 03.05.2019 marking the date on which the The International Convention on Arrest of Ships, 1999 officially became binding by ...