MCA’s seafarer safety lead announced as keynote speaker for charity Port Welfare Conference The Head of Seafarer Safety and Health at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has been announced as the…
General Secretary Mick Lynch said: “For the third time in a month P&O’s Cypriot flagged Pride of Kent has failed a full safety inspection by the MCA. “Passengers and hauliers…
Updated eCMID question sets include cyber security, Maritime Labour Convention and vessel reactivation IMCA M 167 rewritten as single reference point on inspection process and report use The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has launched an…
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) held its 48th Committee meeting in Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, from 18 – 22 May 2015 under the chairmanship of…
Water, water everywhere – but Maritime Labour Convention means onboard ship it must be safe enough to drink The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in…
New Brochure highlights importance of FAL Convention, as IMO Facilitation Committee meets in London. A copy of the new ICS, ISF and CMI Campaign Brochure is attached, and contains additional…
France is the 35th ILO Member State and the 13th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention. On 28 February 2013, the Government of France deposited with the International…
UK Club members receive compliance resources for Maritime Labour Convention The UK Club is providing a package of the International Shipping Federation’s (ISF) guide publication “Guidelines on the Application of…
1 February 2013 – As Malta became the 34th International Labour Organization member state to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 on 23 January, the ITF has cautiously…
ITF gives guarded thumbs up to MLC preparation 24 January 2013 – As Malta becomes the 34th ILO member state to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, the ITF…
Malta becomes the 34th ILO member State and the 12th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention. GENEVA (ILO News) – On 18 January 2013, the Government of Malta…
Simon Palios, Director and President of Diana Shipping Services S.A., said: “We are proud to be amongst the pioneers in obtaining a Maritime Labour Certificate and in implementing the Convention’s…
In order to help employers ensure compliance with the ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), which will enter into force in August 2013, the International Shipping Federation (ISF) has published new…