Less than flattering comments about the great British seafarer were reportedly made by Stena's North Sea director Pim de Lange who has been quoted as saying that it was difficult to find UK seafarers unless you wanted chaps with fat bellies and covered in tattoos…
YET another good ISF Manning and Training Conference in September. STCW, the Maritime Labour Convention and criminalisation of seafarers were all under the spotlight with fears of a growing shortfall in seafarer numbers hovering always just beneath the surface…
Words of wisdom from the ISF Manning and Training Conference 2010
As the IMO celebrates the year of the seafarer, it played host to the launch of a new initiative. Seafarers' Rights International is a new centre to advance the rights of seafarers and their legal protection on a worldwide basis…
Much has been made in recent years of the US authorities' aggressive approach to prosecuting so called magic pipe cases against crew members. Many in the industry have been critical of the procedure, by which whistleblowers are used to gain a conviction…
Consultants Drewry's latest survey on operating costs warns that they're on the rise again, with headline operating costs set to rise to 1.7-2.0% this year after falling back 1.5% in 2009….
PLUS ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. It's a case of once more around the block as the International Group of P&I Clubs once again attract the attention of the European Commission. As the clubs have been investigated on two previous occasions and not been found wanting, it may look to some that a third investigation seems over-zealous…
Pearson & Taylors classic book “Fractured French” wasn't intended to be the kind of French you could use to order a croquet monsieur, but a brief glance shows that it does contains plenty of phrases associated with our dear industry…
We are delighted to note that six new members have joined the Maritime HR Forum in as many weeks taking membership to nearly 40 companies. The Forum is the only source of worldwide, reliable compensation and benefits data for the shore-based shipping industry…
