HRH The Princess Royal spoke of the importance of diversity in the maritime industry and the work of the Mission to Seafarers during a visit to Dubai.

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While legislators work to get the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers back on track the country’s maritime academies continue to oppose the inclusion of education.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has accused a Saudi Arabian shipowner of abandoning seafarers, and the Bahrain maritime authorities of “looking the other way”.

As shipowners plough investments into dual-fuel vessels there are increasing questions about who is going to train the crew to handle alternative fuels.

The successor to Mission to Seafarer secretary general Revd. Canon Andrew Wright has been announced and will take over on Wright's retirement in September.

A landmark piece of legislation in the Philippines – The Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers – was not signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr as expected on Monday morning and was later withdrawn by the House of Representatives.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has launched a set of free industry principles to help companies address bullying and harassment in the maritime industry.