The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has completed a port state inspection on P&O Ferry’s Pride of Canterbury.

A shortage of seafarers is driving up wages and the number of fake CVs and qualifications, according to Danica Crewing Specialists.

The Global Maritime Club Summit – in association with Seatrade Maritime – will make its debut at this June’s Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition.

The maritime workforce of the future will require expanded skillsets in order to ensure safe and efficient operations.

China is loosening quarantine restrictions overseas for Chinese national crews returning home at the end of their contracts.

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising boardings and attempted boardings in the of the Singapore Strait up to 20 May 2022.

Seafaring has sometimes been described as a “frontier activity” with all sorts of hazards that are not normally encountered in shore-side employment.

New technologies and regulations have the potential to improve safety and seafarer’s lives, but the industry must keep an eye on crew workloads.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) have formalised dialogue with the signing of an MoU on safety, pricing and carbon reduction.