Comprehensive Data-Driven Assessment Empowers Maritime Stakeholders to Prioritise Seafarer Welfare CARDIFF, UK 18 April 2024 – Idwal, the leading ship inspection, technology, and data business, has announced the launch of its Social…
Labour Disputes
Seafarers at the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action over pay. RMT members working as civilian merchant seafarers onboard the fleet of Royal Fleet Auxiliary…
MARCH 27, 2024LOSS PREVENTION: SEXUAL ASSAULT / SEXUAL HARASSMENT (SASH) AWARENESS Shipboard sexual harassment may not start with comments or actions that are immediately recognizable as inappropriate. But when these…
Nautilus International notes the update provided by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company (IOMSPCo) on negotiations, re-confirming that they will withdraw termination letters following discussions facilitated by the Manx…
Nautilus International, the union representing officers at Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, have released the results of their ballot for industrial action. The results are as follows: Members were…
Nautilus International has condemned the latest move by Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which today issued an ultimatum to ships officers, threatening them with fire and rehire if they…
NOVEMBER 21, 2023CUSTOMS OFFICERS STRIKE IN BRAZIL It has been brought to your Managers attention that as of November 20, 2023, that customs officers in Brazil have gone on strike…
Joint statement from RMT, TUC, ITF, ITUC and Nautilus “P&O Ferries’ brutal sacking of 800 dedicated seafarers in March 2022 was one of the most shocking episodes in modern industrial relations.…
Symposium on “Maritime cyber security and resilience” The International Maritime Organization and the University of Plymouth’s Cyber-SHIP Lab jointly organize a Symposium on “Maritime cyber security and resilience”. The Symposium will share the…
Offshore workers union, RMT has respond to Scottish Government’s First Minister Humza Yousaf’s commitment to inject £500 million to “anchor” a new offshore wind farm supply chain as the north-east…
Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary said: “P&O Ferries said they unlawfully sacked nearly 800 seafarers to protect jobs elsewhere in their UK operation. “This latest attack on maritime jobs and…
Panamax Locks cancelled slots09 Aug 2023, Panama Canal Additional information from the Panama Canal Authority regarding cancelled slots while Condition 3 is in effect in the Panamax Locks Read More…
Nationwide protest and rally01 Aug 2023, Nigeria The Nigeria Labour Congress have directed their affiliate members, including the Maritime Workers Union, to mobilize in preparation for a nationwide peaceful mass…
The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) – a mutual insurer that provides professional indemnity cover for transport intermediaries operating in the marine, offshore, renewable and aviation industries – has warned…
Mick Lynch will call for a meeting with Fiona Hyslop MSP to obtain assurances that Clyde and Hebrides ferry services will remain in the public sector and that CalMac jobs…
Following our 17th of March TV appearance, once again we were honored to appear earlier on tonight live on Vergina TV Athens’ studio and discuss the forthcoming Greek parliamentary elections…
Maritime union, RMT has tonight responded to the prospect of 60 workers at P&O Ferries losing their jobs. The news comes just over a year after the disgraced company unlawfully…
Thousands of seafarers will miss out on NMW increase Maritime union RMT, has lambasted the government ahead of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increase, pointing out thousands of seafarers will…
Nautilus International, the union for maritime professionals, has warned that the Seafarers’ Wages Act will not stop another P&O Ferries from happening again. The Seafarers’ Wages Act received royal assent…
Act designed to boost the pay of seafarers with close ties to the UK receives Royal Assent, as Government continues to crack down on unfair practices Part of the nine-point…
One year on: inaction over illegal P&O Ferries sackings shows UK workers’ rights in freefall
16 March 2023, London / Brussels A year after P&O Ferries illegally fired 786 UK seafarers, European and global unions are calling for the country’s latest Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to crack down…
Maritime union RMT, has called on the government to provide a new deal for seafarers after the latest statistics showed a big employment drop in the industry. According to the latest…
Maritime union, RMT has written to the Transport Secretary demanding that the government beef up its Seafarers Wages Bill with greater protections for crews on ships. The Seafarers Wages Bill,…
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 14 February 2023, a course on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC 2006). The convention is in force and every ship and ship owner has to comply…
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