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The new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping warns that the industry must significantly increase training and recruitment levels, in order to avoid a serious shortage in the total supply of officers by 2026.  

Four people are missing after falling into the sea when an offshore construction unit tilted off the coast of Huzhou City, China.

Twelve crew members of the stranded cargo vessel MV Kanchan were saved successfully by the ship MV Hermeez, on 21th July.

The Master of the Panama-flagged MV Ali Bey has provided a voluntary video testimony to Human Rights at Sea, explaining the privations that he and three Syrian crew members suffer.

A new report by ocean conservancy group Oceana identified up to 90% non-compliance of ships in mandatory speed zones and 85% in voluntary areas established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) along the US Atlantic coast, from 2017 to 2020.

Seafarers of different faiths and no faith depend on support from port chaplains in order to cope with what is often dangerous work in difficult institutionalised workplace settings, according to recent research from Cardiff University.

In light of the Day of the Seafarer on 25th June, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released a video urging for a fair future for the world’s seafarers.

Following the Day of the Seafarer 2021 on 25th June, Nautilus International produced a video featuring eleven seafarers from a range of sectors.

TSB Canada released an investigation report into the grounding of the barge Lafarge Eagle while under tow of the tug Mauna Loa in the Fraser River, BC, on November 1, 2020. After investigation, TSB noted that an SMS is only effective at mitigating risks only if it includes a formal risk assessment process.