Seafarers are the backbone of global trade, but life at sea comes with unique risks and challenges. The Gard Crew Claims Report 2025 takes a close look at illnesses, injuries, and fatalities reported in 2024, offering insights into what these cases reveal about the wellbeing and safety of crew members worldwide. The findings show that: […]
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IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee seeks stronger compliance with global safety management standards to protect crew welfare The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is taking action to ensure that ships worldwide are safely managed and operated, with a renewed focus on seafarer issues such as work and rest hours, fatigue, and violence and harassment, including sexual harassment,
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Day of the Seafarer 2025 | 25 June Every year on 25 June, the global maritime community marks the Day of the Seafarer—a time to honour the vital role seafarers play in keeping global trade and transport moving. This year, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has launched a powerful new campaign: My Harassment-Free Ship. This
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Source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/other/guidelines-fair-treatment-seafarers-detained-connection-alleged-crimes Adopted at the Third meeting of the Joint ILO–IMO Tripartite Working Group to identify and address seafarers’ issues and the human element (Geneva, 26–28 November 2024). Seafarers are recognized as a special category of worker and many countries have designated them as key workers in accordance with the adoption of a joint statement
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Source: https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/seafarers-unions-and-maritime-employers-agree-pay-boost-under-worlds-largest-collective Seafarers around the world will receive a two-year, 5% pay rise after negotiations at the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) in Singapore last month. The pay award will be implemented through a 3.5% pay rise with effect from 1 January 2026, and a further 1.5% pay rise with effect from 1 January 2027. The
Source: https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/itf-seafarer-abandonment-in-2025-poised-shatter-2024-record New figures released by the ITF reveal that vessel abandonments have surged nearly 33% year on year. By May this year, 158 cases of vessel abandonment had been recorded, up from 119 at the same point in 2024. These cases represent more than 1,501 seafarers who have reached out to the ITF for assistance, many
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Sue Stannard1, Jan C. Vork2 Maritime & Coastguard Agency, UK and International Maritime Health Association (1) Radio Medical Denmark, Esbjerg Hospital, Denmark (2) Abstract Background: Telemedical Assistance Services (TMAS) play a critical role in delivering remote medical advice to seafarers. Despite the increasing demand for such services, no standardized training guidelines exist for TMAS doctors.
From February 18-20, 2025, the International Maritime Health Association (IMHA) held a workshop to review Appendix E of the ILO/IMO Guidelines on the Medical Examination for Seafarers, at the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency offices in Southampton. This initiative was built on discussions at the International Symposium on Maritime Health in Athens 2023 and the
On January 24, 2025, the International Maritime Health Foundation held in Alicante, Spain, its 7th Workshop on Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) to evaluate and update the medical training requirements outlined under the STCW Code. Experts from the maritime and medical fields gathered to conduct a thematic analysis of the current standards and determine
