Governments' “knee-jerk” reactions to the Omicron variant are putting supply chains and the workers that enable them at risk, transport leaders have warned.

The number of seafarers onboard over their contract length has continued to fall, but the industry is now concerned over the impact of the omicron variant.

The European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) ongoing issues with Philippines seafarer training standards and the STCW Code have hung over the country’s crewing industry for a decade and half, but the Maritime Industrial Authority (Marina) is...

Chinese seafarers’ basic salary is to up 7% starting from the beginning of next year comparing with the standards in 2021.

Maritime employers warn of a crisis brewing as seafarers quit due to Covid deprivations and young people turn away from the industry as a result of the suffering they can see.

The Singapore-headquartered ship manager is expanding its footprint in Europe with the new Hamburg office run by Synergy Marine Germany.

With crew change set to continue being a challenge in 2022 the vaccination of seafarers and recognition of that vaccinated status are seen as a key issues by senior leaders from across the spectrum of the industry including unions, shipowners, and...

Singapore is making available at least 12,000 vaccine doses for international seafarers for the next phase of its crew vaccination programme.

Seafarers globally have been recognised for their dedication and professionalism during the past 18 months during yesterday’s 32nd Seatrade Awards which took place for the first time in association with Lloyd’s List.

Improving figures for crew change and seafarer vaccination numbers belie growing difficulties for Chinese crew due to strict isolation measures.