Archive for the ‘Manning – Seafarers and Offshore’ Category
Intermanager puts Management best practice at top of agenda
Gerardo Borromeo, Intermanager President
InterManager, the international trade association for the world’s in-house and third party ship managers, has once again placed quality at the top of its agenda by pledging to work with industry stakeholders as well as governments and flag state administrations...
June 12th, 2013 | Education and Training, HR, Intermanager, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, Maritime History and Museums, News | Read More
Maritime Labour Convention 2006- a preliminary assessment on its efficiency and effectiveness on Port State Control
Andreas Giakoumelos
Maritime Labour Convention 2006- a preliminary assessment on its efficiency and effectiveness on Port State Control, by Andreas Giakoumelos*
In 1992 the House of Lord Select Committee said that “Shipping is an industry occupied with things rather than people”[1]. The Maritime...
May 29th, 2013 | Comment, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
Lack of due progress breeds fear of criminalisation among seafarers
Seafarers’ suggestions on how to improve their situation when facing criminal charges were presented at the landmark 100th session of the Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) which met in London on 15 – 19 April, 2013.
The suggestions, which emanated from a comprehensive...
April 25th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, HR, Jobs, Labour Disputes, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
More must be done to prevent death in enclosed spaces, says VIDEOTEL
Nigel D. Cleave
As more needless deaths in enclosed spaces are reported this week – but yet again fail to make headines – a call to action is needed and the industry must take note and bring this issue to the attention of each and every seafarer.
“More must be done,” says Nigel Cleave,...
April 11th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Health and Safety, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, P and I Clubs, Safety and Security | Read More
ISWAN Officially Launched on 1 April,2013
ISWAN Officially Launched on 1 April,2013
4th of April 2013
On 1 April 2013 ICSW & ISAN formally merged to become ISWAN
It’s farewell to the ICSW and ISAN and welcome to ISWAN. On 1 April 2013 the International Committee on Seafarers’ Welfare (ICSW) & the International Seafarers’ Assistance...
April 4th, 2013 | Associations, Health and Safety, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Safety and Security | Read More
France ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
France is the 35th ILO Member State and the 13th EU member State to ratify this landmark Convention.
On 28 February 2013, the Government of France deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006). France is the 35th ILO...
March 2nd, 2013 | Health and Safety, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Organisations, Regulatory | Read More
Launch of Specialist Event Management Company
Fiona Morris and Christine Martin
FIGS Events Limited, whose launch is being held in London today, focuses on the organisation of technical events specifically for professional institutions, research and development organisations and societies. www.figsevents.co.uk
“Technical events and conferences...
February 21st, 2013 | Communication, Company Profiles, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Education and Training, Events, Exhibitions, Health and Safety, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Maritime Education and Training, Person Profiles, Press ans Media, Safety and Security, Technical, Technology | Read More
World shipping: Just get your act together; Greece: time please…
John Faraclas
World Shipping: Caution for the coming years as the markets, all markets are unsustainable. Overcapacity and World Politics the name of the Game. Greece must get its act together before is to late too…
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos...
February 20th, 2013 | Comment, European Union, Holidays, Jobs, Labour Disputes, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, Markets, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Tourism, Trade and Commerce | Read More
Unions push for safe and decent work at air crisis forum
The ITF HQ’s in London
20 February 2013 – The ITF and its member unions from the civil aviation sector will be upholding safety and decent working conditions at a crucial ILO (International Labour Organization) meeting opening in Geneva today. The three day event – known as a global dialogue...
February 20th, 2013 | Health and Safety, HR, ITF, Labour Disputes, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
ISF calls on governments to facilitate shore leave by proposing new pragmatic approach to visa requirements
Natalie Shaw
The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, is calling on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave, in line with governments’ international treaty obligations, by proposing a new pragmatic approach to visa requirements.
ISF...
February 18th, 2013 | HR, International Chamber of Shipping, International Shipping Federation, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, News, Shipmanagement | Read More
UK Club members receive compliance resources for Maritime Labour Convention
Karl Lumbers
UK Club members receive compliance resources for Maritime Labour Convention
The UK Club is providing a package of the International Shipping Federation’s (ISF) guide publication “Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Conventions (2nd edition)” and the Lloyds...
February 13th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Health and Safety, Jobs, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training, Organisations, P and I Clubs, Safety and Security | Read More
Major Incident Prevention at heart of IMCA safety seminar
Jane Bugler
The offshore oil industry has focused its safety efforts over the past 20 to 30 years on preventing incidents and injuries to people, basically preventing slips, trips and falls – the occupational health and safety aspects.
In parallel there have been efforts to prevent major incidents...
December 18th, 2012 | Associations, Energy, Health and Safety, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Accidents, Safety and Security | Read More
Don’t be complacent about competence, say VIDEOTEL at yesterday’s Manning & Training Conference
Chris Haughton
Competency today is no guarantee of competency tomorrow was the message from Videotel’s Dr Chris Haughton, speaking at yesterday’s Manning and Training Conference in Manila.
“Regrettably we too often conflate experience with expertise,” he said. “Competence isn’t static; it’s...
November 16th, 2012 | Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Step into Seafarer’s shoes with VIDEOTEL at this year’s Manning & Training Conference
Nigel Cleave
This year, at the 13th Asia-Pacific Manning & Training Conference in Manila, Videotel will be inviting visitors to step into the seafarer’s shoes and try a hands-on simulation of the training that a seafarer can expect on board a vessel fitted with its brand new state of the art VOD...
November 15th, 2012 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Exhibitions, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Education and Training | Read More
Mooring accidents involving non-designated crew
Category: Operations, Date: 18/09/2012, Area: Worldwide
We would like to advise Members that the Club has recently seen a number of injuries, resulting in claims, which occurred during mooring operations on board our Members’ vessels. Many of these incidents involved non-designated mooring crew including...
September 23rd, 2012 | HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Regulatory, Safety and Security | Read More
New maritime policy call
Mike Penning
Maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International urged shipping minister Mike Penning to mark this week’s Merchant Navy Day by agreeing a new maritime policy to secure the long-term survival and prosperity of British shipping and British seafaring.
To coincide with today’s...
September 3rd, 2012 | HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Politics and Government | Read More
Greece, stock markets et al: Leadership in all aspects is the name of the game…
The Athens Stock Exchange
SBC TV’s Vassilis Tsekouras questions John Faraclas on the current Shipping Financial Markets, the Stock Markets and Exchanges and what has to be done for Greece’s ailing economy and stalemate. A great deal of the interview centred on the future capabilities of the Athens...
August 30th, 2012 | Holidays, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Maritime Tourism, News, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Stock Markets, Taxation | Read More
World’s Largest Maritime Job Board
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Aug. 28, 2012 – (Marine NewsWire) JOB2SEA has grown to become the world’s largest job board for the maritime sector and can, 24/7-360˚, establish contact to thousands of competent people with maritime expertise – expertise that will be scarce in the coming decades. The...
August 30th, 2012 | Jobs, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
Shipyards saga in Greece continues, but Greeks can do it if…..!
We continue our reporting with the shipyard saga in Greece following governmental announcement/appointment of a coordinator project planner… Indeed the Greeks can do it if the right persons are appointed to do the job!
As you all know, Nicholas Anastasopoulos, former CEO of the Piraeus Port Authority...
August 20th, 2012 | Airline Industry, Breaking News, Coastal Shipping, Energy, Flags, Jobs, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Oil Platforms and Rigs, Politics and Government, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shipfinance, Shiprepair, Tourism | Read More
Unions slam “sea of shame”
The ITF HQ’s in London
Trade unions from Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine, working with the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation), are releasing a report today*, Monday 25th June, that they hope will help shame governments into action over the shocking condition...
June 26th, 2012 | Events, ITF, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Safety and Security | Read More
IMO – Day of the Seafarer, 25 June, 2012
IMO Memorial
On 25 June 2012, the international Day of the Seafarer, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is asking people around the world to use social networks to highlight just how important seafarers are to everyone on the planet, as they transport, all over the world, the vital items,...
June 26th, 2012 | Events, HR, IMO, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
Do not work for substandard companies – Jamaica urges seafarers
Amdmiral Peter Brady
Seafarers need to take an active role in helping the international community to win the battle against substandard shipping. That’s the message from the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) on the international Day of the Seafarer today (June 25).
As the maritime industry celebrates...
June 25th, 2012 | Charity, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
GAC proud to support the Day of the Seafarer
25 June 2012 – GAC is proud to support the second international Day of the Seafarer, taking place today, and to pay tribute to the vital work undertaken by the global seafaring community.
The world as we know it and the lives that we all lead would be unrecognisable without the immense contribution...
June 25th, 2012 | Charity, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
Call for the industry to act upon Maritime Labour Convention
Oslo: Sweden has become the 28th country to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, and the threshold requirement for entry into force is expected to be fulfilled very soon. Shipowners, management companies, crew manning agencies and yards are encouraged to act now in order to handle the requirements...
June 25th, 2012 | Classification Societies, HR, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore | Read More
JOB2SEA the first port of call for maritime jobs at sea and ashore
Jakob Le Fevre
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – March 5, 2012 – (Marine NewsWire) JOB2SEA the leading specialist maritime job board, is proud to announce the launch of their new and improved global maritime job board www.JOB2SEA.com.
The new JOB2SEA site has been designed to help jobseekers find...
March 5th, 2012 | HR, Jobs, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, News | Read More
