Tag: seafarers welfare

According to VIKAND, as mental healthcare for seafarers becomes an industry priority, the important role that effective communication plays in supporting seafarers’ mental health, performance, and retention cannot be overstated. 

When someone collapses due to a cardiac arrest, treating the patient immediately with CPR and using an AED can save their life.

Pilots working in some ports in Brazil have in some instances refused to board vessels that do not maintain adequate temperature control.

On 8 November, NYK Line and MTI filed a patent application for a technology for transporting reduced iron by bulk carriers.

The Government of the Philippines and the European Union launched a Technical Assistance Project to improve seafarers' training.

On the occasion of the World Kindness Day, celebrated annually on Nov 13, 2024, we are shedding our attention to ‘Kind Leadership’.

The Maritime Just Transition Task Force released a report calling for improved seafarer training to ensure safe decarbonisation of shipping.

The 2024 Seafarers’ Survey by Danica Crewing Specialists highlights significant shifts in seafarer salaries and employment trends amid a global shortage of skilled crew.

According to local reports, a man who fell overboard from a cargo ship in Australia, has been found alive after swimming for over 24 hours.

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a document explaining how the UK proposes to implement amendments to the MLC.