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Concerned Seafarers Call for Greater Access to PPE.

Nine seafarers kidnapped from tanker by pirates off Benin.

West African 'pirates' are revolutionary rebels, says freed Filipino seafarers.

Seafarer Happiness Down amid Stress over New Regulations, Increase in Racism.

Two Filipino seafarers' tale of surviving piracy.

Seafarers have spoken of the pressures caused by corrupt practices when they arrive at some ports.

Interview: Over 1,300 Seafarers Abandoned in Five Years.

Seafarers of different faiths and no faith rely on support from port chaplains in coping with what is often dangerous work in challenging institutionalised workplace settings, research from Cardiff University has found.

Pirates Kidnap 20 Indian Seafarers From Tanker Vessel Off Togo.

New research from a team at the World Maritime University (WMU) underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for seafarers' hours of work and rest, undermining the credibility of international regulations relating to working hours.

Action is needed to improve the wellbeing of seafarers who have been unable to take shore leave due to COVID-19, an expert from Cardiff University says.

The International Chamber of Shipping has called on governments around the world to ensure access to medical care for seafarers, after it emerged that crews continue to be refused urgent treatment at ports during the pandemic.

Government introducing pay protection reforms so that seafarers regularly entering UK ports are paid at least the equivalent of the UK national minimum wage.

An increase in minimum monthly wages has been agreed for the world's seafarers.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing 80% of the worlds merchant fleet, has warned of supply chain disruption should the free movement of Ukrainian and Russian seafarers be impeded.