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International

Have your say on a 'fair future for seafarers' urges IMO ahead of Day of the Seafarer

  • News
  • 11 March 2021
International

Nautilus seeks nominees for IMO bravery award

  • News
  • 09 March 2021
Equality

IMO and WISTA launch first Women in Maritime survey

  • News
  • 01 March 2021
International

Charterers 'aggravating' crew change crisis says IMO

  • News
  • 21 December 2020
International

IMO: don't drag heels over seafarer key worker status

  • News
  • 15 December 2020
Campaigning

IMO video stresses that seafarer rights are human rights

  • News
  • 10 December 2020
International

UN passes resolution to tackle crew change crisis

  • News
  • 02 December 2020
Environment

Maritime low carbon innovation forum launched

  • News
  • 30 November 2020
International

Obituary: Former International Maritime Organization secretary-general dies

  • News
  • 09 November 2020
International

Indian union slams 'hypocritical' IMO over failing seafarers during pandemic

  • News
  • 23 September 2020
International

UN pushes for immediate recognition of seafarers as keyworkers

  • News
  • 14 September 2020
International

IMO warns further delays to crew change will jeopardise safe shipping

  • News
  • 09 September 2020
Health and safety

A dangerous precedent: failures in enforcing regulations are putting seafarers' lives at risk

  • Telegraph
  • 18 August 2020
Health and safety

EU guide to safe resumption of cruise operations

  • News
  • 06 August 2020
Health and safety

IMO urges immediate access to shoreside medical care

  • News
  • 15 July 2020
International

Continued government apathy on crew change is leaving shipping at crisis point

  • News
  • 30 June 2020
Nautilus news

Union calls time on governments using 'force majeure' to mask failures in pandemic response

  • News
  • 05 June 2020
International

International maritime airline and labour agencies wade in for crew change action

  • News
  • 28 May 2020
International

UN must persuade governments to adopt crew changes or face disaster, global maritime leaders warn

  • News
  • 27 May 2020
International

A coordinated effort by Swedish officials successfully enables crew change in Barcelona as European border restrictions put brakes on freedom of travel

  • Telegraph
  • 22 May 2020
Nautilus news

Seafarers should be exempt from mandatory quarantine measures

  • News
  • 15 May 2020
Welfare

IMO endorses new protocols designed to lift barriers to crew changes

  • News
  • 11 May 2020
Environment

Clearing the air – how unions are working to ensure battery-powered vessels are safe as well as green

  • Telegraph
  • 23 April 2020
Welfare

IMO agrees protection of seafarer rights on medical care, wages and sick pay

  • News
  • 17 April 2020
Health and safety

Collective crew changes at designated ports needed to relieve 100,000 'fatigued' seafarers, says Union

  • News
  • 16 April 2020
Health and safety

Nautilus urges Member States to follow new IMO guidance on crew changes and repatriation

  • News
  • 01 April 2020
International

UN agencies urged to recognise seafarers as key workers during Covid-19 pandemic

  • News
  • 19 March 2020
Health and safety

IMO urges member states to take pragmatic approach to seafarer certification

  • News
  • 19 March 2020
Health and safety

IMO to revise diving safety guidelines

  • News
  • 12 March 2020
Environment

The future of forecasts – why shipping needs to improve its weather data to take account of climate change

  • Telegraph
  • 20 February 2020
Health and safety

IMO urged to improve pilot transfer safety after fatal ladder accident

  • News
  • 18 February 2020
Health and safety

Union joins call for Panama Canal safety talks

  • News
  • 13 February 2020
International

IMO lobbied over fair treatment for seafarers in alleged criminalisation cases

  • News
  • 17 January 2020
Environment

Maritime decarbonisation discussion with environmental scientist Dr Lucy Gilliam

  • Telegraph
  • 11 December 2019
Environment

Shipping encouraged to reduce plastics pollution with new GloLitter project

  • News
  • 10 December 2019
Environment

World's first hydrogen vessel on winter stopover after completing first leg of its round-the-globe voyage

  • News
  • 10 December 2019
International

India signs Hong Kong ship recycling Convention

  • News
  • 09 December 2019
Environment

Dirty fuel deadline – Seafarers fear criminalisation from IMO 2020 crackdown

  • Telegraph
  • 04 December 2019
International

IMO to take action over 300 vessels linked to fraudulent flags

  • News
  • 04 December 2019
Health and safety

US Coast Guard saviour receives IMO bravery award

  • News
  • 28 November 2019
Environment

Slow shipping no go for IMO as Union promotes clean fuels transition

  • News
  • 20 November 2019
Welfare

ITF and Saudi Arabia join forces to support seafarers

  • News
  • 13 November 2019
Environment

India bans single-use plastics on ships in domestic waters

  • News
  • 01 November 2019
Technology

Nautilus member's new app makes filling in port forms a breeze

  • News
  • 31 October 2019
Environment

Climate change and prosperity goals challenge sounded for maritime industry

  • News
  • 29 October 2019

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