HIV positive transport workers building Kenya network

Usafiri meeting, Kisumu 23 May 2013 – Eighteen HIV positive transport workers from unions across Kenya recently came together for the first time to share their experiences and discuss how to develop the Usafiri Positive Workers Network (USAFIRI) throughout the country to reduce stigma around HIV/AIDS...

May 23rd, 2013 | Charity, Health and Safety, HR | Read More

World’s First Miniature Self-Charging Tracking Device for Lifejackets

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, has developed AGITATE, a self-charging miniaturised device which could deliver a low cost method of monitoring and regulating the use of lifejackets that have a built in man-overboard capability. AGITATE is currently the size of a five pence...

May 22nd, 2013 | Health and Safety | Read More

Cosmetic treatments in the wrong hands

(Source: Lloyd’s of London) Cosmetic procedures like dermal fillers and laser treatments are increasingly being called into question, prompting calls for tougher regulation and minimum levels of insurance. Cosmetic treatments – from face-lifts to non-surgical procedures like dermal fillers,...

May 21st, 2013 | Health and Safety, Insurance and Reinsurance | Read More

Martek Marine: “shipping companies face potential manslaughter charges”

Martek Marine is advising shipping companies that they are putting themselves at risk of facing corporate manslaughter charges if they do not carry an adequate number of maintained and certified gas detectors. European Marine Equipment Directive (MED) approval is a legal requirement for equipment aboard...

May 15th, 2013 | Health and Safety, Marine Insurance, Safety and Security | Read More

Maritime Labour Convention 2006 explained at busy WISTA meeting in Limassol

The Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) regulates the rights of 1,2 million seafarers worldwide and on the other hand secures the economic interests and fair competition for quality ship owners and -managers. International seafarers’ and ship owners’ organizations and their governments...

April 30th, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Health and Safety, HR | Read More

CREWSURE Appoints G2 Crew Services as its global correspondent

Crewsure is delighted to announce it has appointed G2 Crew Services, the recently formed partnership between Griffin Global Group Limited and Gulf Agency Company Limited to act as its global Correspondent. Crewsure provides medical and personal accident insurance directly to crew and is underwritten...

April 25th, 2013 | Health and Safety, HR, Maritime Accidents | Read More

Seacurus provides industry first with insurance cover for unpaid crew wages

Tom Brown SPECIALIST marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has launched a new insurance policy to indemnify seafarers in the event of the financial default of their employers which, for the first time, offers recompense in respect of unpaid crew wages. The policy will enable all employers of seafarers...

April 12th, 2013 | Health and Safety, HR, Marine Insurance | 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

The Longevity Study on the LNG Carrier Hyundai Utopia

The LNG “Hyundai Utopia” Lloyd’s Register Marine Consulting appointed as the independent service provider for the Longevity Study on the LNG Carrier Hyundai Utopia by Hyundai Ocean Service Hyundai Ocean Service Co. Ltd. (HDOS) has chosen Lloyd’s Register Marine Consulting as the independent...

April 11th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Corporate Social Responsibility, Health and Safety, HR, LNG | Read More

Water, water everywhere – but Maritime Labour Convention means onboard ship it must be safe enough to drink

WSS Portable Water Kit Water, water everywhere – but Maritime Labour Convention means onboard ship it must be safe enough to drink The entry into force of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) in August 2013 will for the first time set out regulations specifying the need to maintain high quality...

April 10th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Food and Drink, Health and Safety, HR, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Regulatory | 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

Balcan Emergency Life Line Celebrates 40th Birthday

Throwing Bell yellow A life saving device, which has helped to rescue hundreds of yachtsmen, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The Balcan Emergency Life Line (BELL) was launched in September 1973 and has since that day remained the fastest, easiest to deploy and most accurate life saving device on...

April 2nd, 2013 | Anniversaries, Health and Safety, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Safety and Security | Read More

Massive illegal outflows of oil are hitting Nigeria as abject poverty wracks the masses – how far can shipping and oil companies address the crisis through corporate social responsibility, asks London meeting of Afrimari network

Captain Eddie Agbakoba, Joseph Croft and Jonathan Bearman Massive illegal outflows of oil are hitting Nigeria as abject poverty wracks the masses – how far can shipping and oil companies address the crisis through corporate social responsibility, asks London meeting of Afrimari network, By James...

March 27th, 2013 | Associations, Bribery and Corruption, Climate, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Corporate Social Responsibility, Defense, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health and Safety, IMO, Inland Waterways, Jobs, Military, Oil Industry, Oil Platforms and Rigs, Oil Spill, Piracy and Terrorism, Politics and Government, Pollution, Ports & Terminals, Safety and Security, Sanctions, Trade and Commerce, UN | Read More

Lloyd’s Register introduces guidance to assist with the safer management of asbestos in ships

Lloyd’s Register introduces guidance to assist with the safer management of asbestos in ships Asbestos remains a problem in shipping. Despite better management and reduced production of asbestos, there remains considerable room for improvement, primarily to reduce the number of deaths. It is still...

March 26th, 2013 | Books, Classification Societies, Health and Safety, News | Read More

NGOs Support EU Parliament Environment Committee Call for Ship Recycling Fund and Off-the-beach Stance

Vote ship recycling ENVI Committee Brussels 26 March 2013 - NGOs Support EU Parliament Environment Committee Call for Ship Recycling Fund and Off-the-beach Stance But denounce illegal removal of ships from Basel regime Brussels, 26 March 2013 – Today NGOs have applauded a breakthrough vote by a...

March 26th, 2013 | Corporate Social Responsibility, Environment, Health and Safety, News, Ship Demolitions | Read More

A mother campaigns to clean up Russia’s health system, inspired by the daughter she lost tragically to leukaemia

Lena Sadikova in 2007 A mother campaigns to clean up Russia’s health system, inspired by the daughter she lost tragically to leukaemia, By Oxana Andrienko The mother of an “exceptional” daughter who died from leukaemia, became a fighter for the greater good of the health system in Russia, and unexpectedly...

March 25th, 2013 | Health and Safety, Politics and Government | Read More

New Methods of Pirate Attacks in the East and West of Africa

Iro J. Theofanides Maritime Community must face up to new methods of pirate attacks in East and West Africa, writes Iro J. Theofanides Horn of Africa (Somalia) Attacks off Somalia have fallen by 65 percent to the lowest level since 2009 according to the International Maritime Bureau. The Bureau recognises...

March 22nd, 2013 | Bribery and Corruption, Health and Safety, HR, Military, News, P and I Clubs, Piracy and Terrorism, Safety and Security, Sanctions, Seizures | Read More

The Voice in My Head Is Perfect: a woman’s courage in the face of incurable MND

Lindy Jones on holiday in Devon The Voice in My Head Is Perfect: a woman’s courage in the face of incurable MND, By James Brewer As a teenager, Lindy Jones adopted the Mary Hopkin look, with her long blonde hair parted in the middle and her hippy clothes. In the days before straighteners, she...

March 17th, 2013 | Books, Health and Safety | 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

Veteran Leader Heads to Cape Town from Antarctica

Sir Ranulph Fiennes Cape Town, South Africa, February 28, 2013 - British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who journeyed to the Antarctica on the South Africa Maritime Safety Authority’s Agulhas vessel earlier this month, was on his way back to Cape Town last night after having suffered a case of frostbite...

February 28th, 2013 | Breaking News, Health and Safety, Safety and Security | Read More

CIA-funded Harvard study outlines climate change threats

‘We are not prepared’ SUMMIT COUNTY — A new Harvard report finds that the early ramifications of climate extremes resulting from climate change are already a reality and will continue to be felt over the next decade, directly impacting U.S. national security interests. “Lessons from the...

February 23rd, 2013 | Climate, Health and Safety, Oceanology, Politics and Government, Safety and Security, Weather | Read More

Classification societies: Liability must stay limited or watch out for disaster

Michael Grey, Dominic Happe, Sir David Steel, Avv Franscesco Siccardi and Luc Grellet A stern warning against imposing unlimited liability upon classification societies following marine accidents was issued during a London Shipping Law Centre seminar on Thursday, February 21st. The seminar took place...

February 22nd, 2013 | Classification Societies, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Health and Safety, Insurance and Reinsurance, Legal, Marine Insurance, Maritime Accidents, Maritime Education and Training, Safety and Security | 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

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

TOKYO MOU will introduce a new inspection regime (NIR) from 1st January 2014

At the 23rd meeting of the Port State Control Committee in Singapore last month, the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region (Tokyo MOU) decided to introduce a New Inspection Regime (NIR) for selection of ships from 1 January 2014. Bearing in mind the request by the...

February 19th, 2013 | Health and Safety, Regulatory, Safety and Security | Read More