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Record number of seafarers and ships abandoned in 2025

Record number of seafarers and ships abandoned in 2025

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 29, 2026 | Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime regulations, News, Seafarers, Shipping

Seafarer abandonment hit record levels in 2025, according to new data compiled by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), with 6223 seafarers abandoned across 410 ships. Indian seafarers were worst affected with more than 1000 abandoned. The data marks...
KVNR rebuffs equal pay claim against Dutch shipping companies

KVNR rebuffs equal pay claim against Dutch shipping companies

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 11, 2025 | Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) has taken note of the letter recently sent by the lawyer representing the Equal Justice Equal Pay Foundation to a large number of Dutch shipping companies. This letter alleges unlawful unequal pay for Filipino and...
KVNR rebuffs equal pay claim against Dutch shipping companies

Dutch ruling questions global seafarer pay system

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 18, 2025 | Maritime regulations, News, Seafarers, Shipping

The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights has ruled that the international practice of determining seafarers’ wages based on the cost of living in their country of residence is not justified. The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) expressed surprise...
MoU to simplify digital seafarer certification

MoU to simplify digital seafarer certification

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 17, 2025 | Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Seafarers, Shipping

On 12 February, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Lloyd’s Register OneOcean (LROO) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) of the Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation, signed a landmark joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The...
Record number of seafarers and ships abandoned in 2025

New European Maritime Skills Forum to tackle skills gap

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 28, 2025 | Digitalisation, Energy transition, Maritime education/training/careers, News

The digital and green transition require new skills from seafarers. At the same time, there is a shortage of maritime professionals and limited mobility between land and on-board positions. The European Maritime Skills Forum, a joint initiative of ECSA and ETF, seeks...
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