seafarers

Captain and chief mate sentenced without evidence to connect them to drugs found on vessel, after spending year in prison with crew awaiting trial. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF

Seafarers’ mental health education now mandatory in all maritime academies after ITF ‘trains the trainers’ . Indonesia’s future seafarers’ will be better equipped to deal with the psychological

Government initiative spearheaded by the Maritime Union of Australia will help rebuild Australian-flagged and crewed merchant fleet. A pilot program that will rebuild national merchant shipping in

While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price. When the Houthis of Yemen announced that they would target Israeli-linked international shipping in the Red Sea

Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State after vessel quits US flag to evade regulations. Four seafarers from Colombia, Panama, and Peru have been abandoned without pay on a 60-year-old tugboat in

Sixteen seafarers abandoned in Hodeidah Port, with eight trapped on board the Captain Tarek. Sixteen seafarers from Syria and India are stranded in the city of Hodeidah, Yemen, which came under attack

Maritime industry representatives came together at ITF House for the Ukraine Maritime Forum. Ukrainian seafarers were top of the agenda last month as representatives from across the maritime industry

Abdul Nasser Saleh is finally home with his family in Egypt, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is delighted to announce. Twelve years ago, Abdul Nasser Saleh took a job as an

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) adds two new countries to its longstanding list of Flags of Convenience. Two ship registries strongly associated with ‘dark fleet’ transportation

In the worst case of serial seafarer abandonment ever seen, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) condemns Middle East Marine LLC for its systematic abuse and neglect of over 100