The Mission to Seafarers names new Secretary General
The Venerable Dr. Peter Rouch is to succeed the Revd. Canon Andrew Wright as Secretary General of the Mission to Seafarers on Canon Wright’s retirement in September this year, after almost twelve
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European Commission moves to improve seafarers’ welfare
JULY 28, 2017 — The European Commission is proposing that an agreement between the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) — in eurospeak “the social partners
Liberian Registry honors Mission to Seafarers Director of Justice and Welfare
The Liberian Registry has awarded an honorary Master’s License to the Rev. Canon Ken Peters, Director of Justice and Welfare for the London-headquartered Mission to Seafarers, in recognition of the generous and
Seafarers Happiness survey underscores the pressures felt by crews of older vessels
The Mission to Seafarers’ latest edition of its quarterly Seafarers Happiness Index has revealed a steadying in seafarer satisfaction, marking a small rise as the survey enters its 10th year. The first
Agreement reached on new global minimum wage for seafarers
The International Labor Organization (ILO) has concluded the latest round of minimum wage negotiations for able seafarers at a meeting of the Subcommittee on Wages of Seafarers of ILO’s Joint Maritime Commission
Limited shore access hits seafarers happiness
Restrictive port policies are seen as a major reason why the Seafarers Happiness Index has seen its first downturn for four quarters. The Mission to Seafarers has just published the results of
Tug crew abandoned as WSF cancels sale of two decommissioned ferries
“We have canceled purchase and sales agreements with Nelson Armas for decommissioned ferries Elwha and Klahowya,” Washington State Ferries said September 5. “This comes after issues arose while Armas tried to move
Slight uptick in seafarers’ happiness
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report from the Mission to Seafarers reveals a mixed but somewhat more positive picture of seafarers’ well-being, with the happiness index increasing slightly to 6.99 in second
And that “happiness” survey shows: Seafarers not so happy
With a serious seafarer shortage looming worldwide, it’s not good news for recruitment that the latest Seafarers Happiness Index, published this week by the Mission to Seafarers, shows, for the fourth successive
Why seafarers aren’t so happy
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report shows what its publisher, the Mission to Seafarers, characterizes as “a notable decline in overall happiness.” Of major concern, a shortage of available drinking water emerges