The Mission to Seafarers’ annual review of its Seafarer Happiness Index branded 2022 as a year of recovery for seafarer wellbeing.

Talking to the chief executives of both Thome Group and OSM Maritime it was clear that size and the ability to grow further with that scale lay behind the announcement of the largest ship manager consolidation in recent years.

Su-Nav is a relatively new name to the world of third-party ship management but has a strong commitment to training for the future including having cadets on board all vessels it manages.

South Korea has introduced Covid testing and quarantine for crew coming from Chinese ports that want to disembark or take shore leave.

China has canceled the crew change measures against Covid-19 after downgrading Covid-19 management from Class A to Class B.

The Panama Ship Registry and the tanker company Euronav Ship Management (Hellas) Ltd., have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aiming at promoting opportunities for Panamanian seafarers on board Euronav vessels.

As 2022 draws to a close we are taking a look back at some of the biggest stories that have been covered on Seatrade Maritime News over the last 12 months.

NYK is trying to attract more young Japanese to take up a career as seafarers with presentations to school students.

The crew of tanker Silver Muna rescued two men and a dog from a sailboat adrift 200 miles off the coast of the US.