The Covid-19 pandemic presented difficult times for seafarers, and those who support them, as crew were stranded onboard vessels unable to take shore leave or receive visitors.

The latest Seafarer Happiness Index noted a tension between increased connectivity and shipboard cohesion, as the overall happiness level dropped.

A survey of over 500 seafarers found that nearly 87% said they would need training for new fuels such as ammonia, methanol and hydrogen.

Product reviews are not the normal fare of Seatrade Maritime News but an article on Space X’s Starlink maritime communications service prompted a number a of readers to give their firsthand experience.

Eastern Pacific Shipping are walking the talk when it comes to investing in decarbonisation of its fleet and the wellbeing of its crew.

Singapore-flagged chemical tanker Success 9 was boarded by pirates at around 1400 hrs UTC on April 10, according to reports.

As payment challenges go, the difficulties faced by seafarers and the companies that employ them are tougher than most. They may need access to multiple currencies, in multiple destinations, to send money all over the world, and all of this...

The industry has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to continue to the certificates of some 50,000 Filipino seafarers serving on European-flagged ships.

Trade unions from Australia, the Netherlands and the US descended on Copenhagen yesterday to list issues of concern in writing at the Danish company’s remote-only AGM.

Maritime recruiters face multiple moving trends as companies and talent navigate high employment in a post-COVID marketplace.