Salmeen aims to cater to the needs of seafarers, one of the most essential pillars of the maritime industry. The initiative contributes toward enhancing the quality of life for these seafarers and mitigating the challenges they encounter due to the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions.

The authorities of Denmark on Tuesday reportedly charged a 30-year-old Scotline officer with negligent manslaughter over a massive cargo vessel collision in 2021, with the “aggravating” factor that the suspect had been drunk while on watch.

Madeleine Wolczko, the primary navigator and second officer of the 277-meter long cargo ship named President Wilson, has been cataloging the lives of crew members as they have been trapped for over months in Shanghai.

RESOLUTION MSC.495(105) – Actions to facilitate the urgent evacuation of seafarers from the war zone area in and around the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov as a result of the Russian Federation aggression against Ukraine.

Today we mark International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD). A day when we mourn for those who have been killed at work – taken from their friends, families and workmates too soon.

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals the lowest levels of seafarer satisfaction for eight years, with the Index’s measure of overall happiness decreasing from 6.41 to 5.85 and levels dropping across all categories.

A judge from Tunisia detained seven members of a commercial ship’s crew. The commercial ship had sunk off the city of Gabes, a judicial official declared on Wednesday, as authorities thoroughly investigated if the vessel may have sunk deliberately.

Crew members of three cargo ships, namely AZBURG (with a flag of Dominica), SMARTA, and BLUE STAR-1 (flying a flag of Liberia) are in captivity of Russia’s occupiers, Liudmyla Denisova – the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights reported via Telegram.