SEAFARERS

A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday. The discovery of th...

For two consecutive years, Indian seafarers have faced the highest rates of abandonment, with 411 individuals already left stranded on ships within the initial six months of the current year. According to a report from TOI, a total of 116 vessels an...

The Dali cargo ship crew, mainly from India, remain in Baltimore post-bridge collision, awaiting debris clearance for the vessel to resume its voyage to Sri Lanka, amid praise for their swift actions.

A high-level inter-ministerial group chaired by the commerce secretary Sunil Barthwal, which has officials from ministries of external affairs, defence, shipping ministry and finance, met Wednesday to take stock of the situation and undertake measur...

Discussions on India-Russia maritime cooperation gained momentum when ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal met Russian minister for development of the Far East and Arctic A O Chekunkov in Vladivostok on Wednesday.

Discussions on the maritime cooperation took place between visiting Union Ports, Shipping and Waters Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic A O Chekunkov here, according ...

The central government grants such permission to seafarers working aboard ships that visit Jawaharlal Nehru Port. However, sailors aboard ships docked at the Mumbai Port do not get shore leave. "A delegation comprising senior MASSA members will soon...

According to the President of the Indian World Forum, Puneet Singh Chandok, the repatriation of seafarers is facilitated by the Indian World Forum and is being borne by the Indian government. The Embassy of India, Tehran after the direction of Delhi...

Less than 2% of the world’s almost 1.9 million seafarers are women, and the disparity is one reason that shipping companies are expected to fall short of the additional 89,500 officers they’re expected to need by 2026.

By 2027, Maersk aims to increase the proportion of women among the fresh cadets inducted to 50% from a baseline of 7.6% in 2021.

According to the MUI, Indian seafarers, Arham Shaikh and Ashish Sakpal, left Mumbai on a tourist visa for Iran to join a cargo ship in September 2019 stationed at an anchorage at Bandar Abbas Port.

The world’s 1.89 million seafarers operate more than 74,000 merchant ships, providing transportation for roughly 90% of global trade.

The study released by BIMCO and ICS estimated that 1.89 million seafarers were operating over 74,000 vessels in the global merchant fleet.

A seafarer workers’ union has claimed that Indian sailors are losing jobs on China-bound commercial vessels as Beijing has imposed an unofficial ban and is not allowing ships with Indian crew members to berth at Chinese ports.

All signs now point to a worsening crisis on the oceans, just as the industry seemed to be emerging from months of port restrictions that hurt the ability of shipping firms to swap out crews and left hundreds of thousands stuck at sea for months.

The International Chamber of Shipping estimates that 200,000 are affected by travel restrictions, either stuck at sea or unable to leave home to get to their ships.

"We will kickstart our COVID vaccination initiative (from) June 10 onwards and aim to inoculate at least 10,000 Indian seafarers with Covishield doses in Mumbai within a fortnight," said Shiv Halbe, chief executive officer, MASSA.

Indian nationals are among the largest community of seafarers globally. About 240,000 of an estimated 1.6 million are from India, the Financial Times reported, citing the International Chamber of Shipping.

The 21-year-old cadet spent nine straight months at sea last year despite his contract being of six months with the provision of a one-month extension. He didn’t want his second name used as he’s not authorised to speak to the media.