Stephen Cotton, SRI Advisory Board Member and General Secretary of the International Transport Federation (ITF) has provided a Coronavirus update for seafarers. "The ITF is closely following all ...
Coronavirus: SRI Advisory Board Member Provides Advice to Seafarers
New Guide Helps Industry Tackle Age Discrimination On Board Ships
Age discrimination is no joke, and can affect individuals of all ages in any field of work. The shipping industry is no different. The ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) recognises this issue, but ...
SRI Advisory Board Member Helps to Boost Cadet Berths at Sea
InterManager is taking part in a new subsidy scheme which aims to boost the number of cadet berths on vessels – helping cadets to gain the vital sea-time they need in order to qualify as ...
WMU and EMSA to work together to improve maritime safety, security, environmental protection and pollution response
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 ...
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 ...