Maritime folklore has long been shuffled to the margins of nautical history, presented as the quaint, colourful oddities of a ...

The Day of the Seafarer, an observance day recognised by the United Nations, was established in a resolution adopted by the 2010 Diplomatic Conference of the International Maritime Organisation in ...

Heroic Idun Released from Nigeria. May 29, 2023. Source: Nigerian ... The seafarers have been treated as criminals, without any formal charges or legal process for close to three months.

Ukrainians and Russians represent a significant number of seafarers, accounting respectively for 4.5% and 10.5% of the global seafaring workforce, according to the International Chamber of Shipping.

Shipping is responsible for 3% of global emissions, and vital to the world’s economy, transporting 90% of global trade, so it is imperative that the sector decarbonises as quickly as possible.

Seafarers were innocent victims, Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of UN shipping agency the International Maritime Organization, told a meeting with shipping industry officials on Thursday, ...

Seafarers detained in connection with their professional duties must be treated fairly and with dignity, with full respect for their human rights, according to high-ranking maritime officials.