Captain and chief mate sentenced without evidence to connect them to drugs found on vessel, after spending year in prison with crew awaiting trial. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF ...
A flag of convenience (FOC) vessel is one that flies the flag of a country other than the country of ownership. Ships must be registered with a single country, even though they often operate in ...
Nous défendons les droits des gens de mer depuis 125 ans. Les gens de mer font bouger le monde – 90 % des échanges commerciaux internationaux et des chaînes d'approvisionnement ont besoin du transport ...
While shipping companies profit from the Red Sea crisis, seafarers are paying the price. When the Houthis of Yemen announced that they would target Israeli-linked international shipping in the Red Sea ...
An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory. The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for ...