The importance that MLC 2006 delivers on its promises to seafarers; the threat of criminalisation; the consequences of crew abandonment; the need to establish enforceable seafarers’ rights at the international and national levels; as well as the need to inform seafarers about their rights; and to provide lawyers with access to legal materials that should assist them when defending the r

The current shortage of shipboard officers is forecast to worsen and risks impacting carrier profitability, according to Drewry’s recently published Manning 2014 Annual Report.

Owners and managers need seafarers – and they want experience, expertise and quality. However, they do not have the resources to fund substantial rises in remuneration.

Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP), a project of One Earth Future Foundation, has launched the fourth installment of its annual reports detailing the economic and human costs of African maritime piracy.