As shipping company earnings benefit from disruption in the Red Sea the Singapore Maritime Officers Union (SMOU) has called on companies to remember seafarers when it comes to bonuses.

Ten thousand seafarers leave the industry every year through preventable ill health according to maritime healthcare provider Vikand with its CEO claiming that in 95% of these cases careers could be extended.

The latest Seafarers’ Happiness Index for Q4 2023 recorded a fourth successive quarterly drop in seafarer happiness.

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called for immediate release of the Galaxy Leader and its crew.

Empire Navigation operator of the St Nikolas says a Greek seafarer from the 19-person St Nikolas crew has been released by the Iranian authorities.

Taiwanese bulk carrier owner Wisdom Marine Group has formed a ship management joint venture with Synergy Group.

As the end of 2023 approaches the Seatrade Maritime News team will be taking a short break.

Singapore-based Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) and MPC Capital are buying third-party manager Zeaborn Ship Management.

A sign that times are changing is that young people believe that all people are equal and that diversity is a given, according to Elpi Petraki who has spent over 20 years in the maritime business.

With continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) says the safety of seafarers should be paramount, as Ocean Network Express (ONE) becomes the latest to say it is avoiding the region.