Following legal action from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the owner of the Munzur, deatined in the UK, has agreed to pay its crew $35,000 in unpaid wages as well as the cost of their repatriation.

The crew of Panamanian-flagged vessel Munzur, detained by the UK Coastguard for 14 failings, has asked the International Transport workers Federation (ITF) to retrieve over $35,000 in unpaid wages.

Maritime insurance broker Seacurus has called for new Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) seafarer abandonment regulations to be implemented as quickly as possible.

Seafarers’ Rights International (SRI) has welcomed a decision that the Maritime Labour Convention should provide greater protection against crew abandonment, as agreed by the ILO's Special Tripartite Committee on MLC last Friday. 

Intermanager president Gerardo Borromeo warns of a “spectre of uncertainty” caused by newbuilding orders despite the recent improvement in shipping markets.

The Greek administration is coming under increasing pressure over it foot-dragging regarding its meeting international convention deadlines, especially when it relies on classification societies as an Recognised Organisation (RO) on its behalf.

As part of the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006, Panama Ship Registry has issued Circular 265 in which it defines who will benefit from MLC 2006’s welfare and labour standards and the 12 professions that should not be...

Canada has become the second country to detain a vessel under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) for lack of employment contracts.

The first ship detention has been made under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) two weeks after it came into force.

Inconsistency of Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) inspections and potential unnecessary detentions are a concern for shipowners as the code comes into force in the first 30 countries to ratify it.