Tag: ITF

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed the new Maritime Labour Convention provisions on crew abandonment that are due to be implemented on January 18.

Steve Cotton, General Secretary, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), ITF House, has responded to SAFETY4SEA questions addressing key industry issues for consideration. Mr. Cotton said that ITF will continue to work harder in 2017 to ensure the fair treatment of seafarers and more safety in working and living conditions.

A vessel which had already been detained following a Port State Control inspection by MCA surveyors in Cardiff, Wales, has been issued with a further detainable deficiency notice after it was discovered the crew had not been paid for many months, ITF reports.

ITF have raised fresh concerns about the safety of the new locks on the Panama Canal and a growing threat of privatisation of its members in the Panama Canal during latest ITF meeting in Panama.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation has called for the Coroner to recommend charging the captain of the MV Sage Sagittarius in connection with mysterious deaths at sea.

Hanjin Seattle's crew has been granted shore leave on its arrival at the US port of Seattle, according to the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

The ITF UK, has announced that the MCA has detained the Malaviya Seven at the Federation’s request.The detention, is over wages owed to the replacement crew of the vessel.

The ITF has given a guarded welcome to the Cambodian government’s pledge to turn its maritime flag into a genuine national ship register.

An independent study was commissioned by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and carried out by Cardiff University. The study, Experiences of arrangements for health, safety and welfare in the global container terminal industry, aims to bring significant improvements in the health, safety and welfare of workers in the global container port industry.

The United Kingdom detained seven foreign-flagged ships during July 2016 after they failed port state control inspection. They included four vessels previously detained and three new detentions.