The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will meet for its 109th session at IMO Headquarters in London (in-person with hybrid participation) from 2 to 6 December 2024. The meeting will be…
IMA UK: Transition in Shipping – the human element By John Faraclas Shipping is the attainment of Money and Seafarers; this is what I assert for over five decades in my speeches and articles,…
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) held an important conference today, spotlighting the working conditions and fair pay challenges faced by non-EU fishers employed on EU vessels. The event gathered…
by Capt. Michalis Fragkias – Senior Marine Consultant, ex-DPA & HSQE Manager at Sun Enterprises Ltd For years the shipping industry has focused on and relied on numerous regulations to…
The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) is calling for urgent action to combat the rise of so-called “shadow fleets,” which continue to operate outside international norms, undermining basic worker protections,…
Brussels, 5 November 2024 – The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing millions of workers across Europe’s transport sector, listened closely to yesterday’s confirmation hearing of Commissioner-designate Apostolos Tzitzikostas. The…
“I am extremely concerned about the situation regarding the tanker MV Sounion which was targeted while transiting the Southern Red Sea. The tanker is carrying some 150,000 tonnes of oil…
In the wake of the tragic sinking of the British flagged yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily, everyone at Nautilus International extends our deepest condolences to all those affected…
JOINT CONCENTRATED INSPECTION CAMPAIGN ON CREW WAGES AND SEAFARER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS (MLC, 2006) The Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control…
5th July – Nautilus International, the UK’s largest maritime union, has called on Labour to prioritise preventing another P&O Ferries scandal, as a matter of urgency, ensuring it delivers a…
New research from SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, concludes that the Maritime Labour Convention is not being strictly and evenly enforced on a global basis. …
RMT, Nautilus and the TUC will hold a joint rally on Wednesday 20 March at Old Palace Yard opposite Parliament SW1P 3JY at 1-2pm demanding a new deal for workers…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is developing training requirements to combat bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment, in the maritime sector. Opening a joint meeting between the IMO and the International…
European shipowners and seafarers’ unions are deeply concerned by the recent surge in attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea area and the Gulf of Aden. The European Community Shipowners’…
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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.…
Major IMO/ILO conference on safety at work at sea to take place at IMO Headquarters in London. The Joint IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea will focus on sharing best…
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…
SRI, the international pan-industry body researching maritime and seafarers’ law, has applauded the decision by the first meeting of a joint International Labour Organization (ILO) – International Maritime Organization (IMO)…
New measures to improve conditions for seafarers, including those who have been abandoned, have been adopted at a meeting involving governments and maritime workers and employers’ organizations. Guidelines on how…
Deirdre Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of SRI, joined key experts from international organisations, universities, the legal profession and the maritime industry to speak at the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 and Case Law…
2 August 2022 Home Secretary must axe transit visas, says leading maritime charity A leading maritime charity has written to the Home Secretary Priti Patel calling for transit visas to…
During the 127th session of the IMO Council (C 127) held virtually from 11 to 15 July 2022, the Council endorsed the establishment of a standing Joint International Labour Organization (ILO)/IMO Tripartite Working Group…
Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 11), 14-18 March 2022 Progress on developing draft lifecycle GHG and carbon intensity guidelines for marine fuels and assessment…
IMO calls Extraordinary Council Session The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will hold an Extraordinary Session of its Council to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the situation in…