Ship operating costs on the increase
According to latest Moore Stephens survey, vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016
Read moreAccording to latest Moore Stephens survey, vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2015 and 2016
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Read moreIdentifying key areas of concern for women seafarers A new report designed to identify key areas of concern for women seafarers will be the centrepiece of a meeting on the health and wellbeing of women working at sea. The new Women Seafarers' Health and Welfare Survey is a joint initiative by the International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA), and the Seafarers Hospital Society (SHS). Among the findings of the survey, which was completed by 595 women seafarers, are that: Nearly half of all respondents reported joint/back pain, and stress/depression/anxiety were the two biggest health challenges they faced. The biggest issue preventing women seafarers accessing healthcare while at sea was lack of confidentiality Over half of respondents would welcome routine wellness checks ITF maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith commented: "This survey underlines how relatively little research there has been so far into women's working lives at sea. It helps fill those gaps and shows how much more has to be done for us to see the number of women at sea break out of the current and unacceptable one to two percent of the workforce. "We particularly welcome the ...
Read moreA new report designed to identify key areas of concern for women seafarers
Read moreITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) maritime coordinator Jacqueline Smith revealed the organisation's experience of the Maritime Labour Convention's second year in operation
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Read moreITF Seafarers' Trust has announced it will be surveying their uses and effectiveness so as to use its grants as effectively as possible
Read moreA health survey of nearly 600 women seafarers conducted by IMHA, ISWAN, ITF & SHS on women seafarers health needs
Read moreJaco Osseweijer of Verweij & Hoebee, a subsidiary of BMT Group, is an expert on inland navigation vessels
Read moreAccording to a transport survey conducted by Norton Rose Fulbright, sentiment among respondents from the shipping industry has deteriorated sharply over the past year
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