New rules governing the use of gas as a fuel on ships will come into force in 2017 after the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) adopted them last week.

The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has highlighted concerns about the welfare of the crew of Japanese managed bulker detained at Port Kembla.

Australian authorities have banned a third vessel from the country’s ports for non-compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).

Liberia has just released the mandatory MLC Annual Report for 2013, which confirms that Liberia’s proactive approach to enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 has resulted in an extremely low deficiency rate for Liberian-flag...

New health and safety guidelines for seafarers to bolster the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 should have no major impact owners that have fully implemented the convention.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has agreed guidelines to assist governments in implementing the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 following a Meeting of Experts on Maritime Occupational Safety and Health.

It is just over a year on from the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 coming into force and if you were in any doubt over its effectiveness and impact the banning of the containership Vega Auriga from all Australian ports and its subsequent...

Further deficiencies have been found aboard the boxship Vega Auriga as it called at New Zealand after being banned from calling at all Australian ports for three months over multiple breaches of crew welfare regulations.

The Australian authorities have barred the containership Vega Auriga from entering the country’s ports due to repeated violations relating to seafarer welfare and maintenance of the vessel.

The coming into force of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) has brought with it a wide range of areas with which owners have to comply. While some such as hours of work and rest have been well publicised others such as Regulation 3.2...