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
Maritime Labor Convention
Op-Ed: A closer look at MLC 2006
By Philip Schifflin, Jr., Esq., Director, Center for Mariner Advocacy, The Seamen’s Church Institute NOTE: While the amendments outlined in this op-ed have not yet entered into force. The period for member states
ITF calls on Mauritius to release Wakashio crew
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the crew of the MV Wakashio (IMO: 9337119), the Capesize bulker that made the headlines when it
Australia: No more COVID-19 extensions of seafarers’ onboard service
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) says that from February 28, 2021 the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months on-board ships will end. Under the
AMSA orders repatriation of nine seafarers kept too long on board
Nine Chinese and Filipino seafarers, some of who had been on board the Panama-flagged 9,032 dwt general cargo ship Brio Faith for 20 months with no leave, will be reunited with their
Australia bans bulker whose over-contract crew walked off
In a case that illustrates the ongoing impacts of the crew change crisis, the Hong Kong registered bulker Unison Jasper has now been banned from Australian waters ports for six months.. The
Three ships idled in Australian ports as over-contract crew seek repatriation
Crews on at least three ships in Australian waters have stopped working their ships following expiration of their contracts. The seafarers are bidding for repatriation as the crew change crisis caused by
Australia bans Marmaras Navigation bulker for failing to pay crew
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) today banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Agia Sofia from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the ship at Hay Point in Mackay on Saturday July
New Zealand detains Taiwanese owned bulker for failure to pay crew
Maritime New Zealand reports that it detained the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Daiwan Justice on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Lyttelton after a complaint the crew’s\ wages had not been paid for almost
Underpaid crew, faked books, banned from Australia
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017 — The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the 81,920 dwt, 2014-built Panama flagged bulk carrier DL Carnation for 12 months after the vessel was discovered keeping two