THE International Labor Organization (ILO) has proposed the inclusion of a mandatory training for seafarers, shipowners and other stakeholders on the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 in the ...

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has opened a maritime technology centre in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The centre will focus ...

Renee Marazon, CEO of The Maritime Academy of Toledo Foundation, has announced that The Maritime Foundation has been approved by the U.S. Coast Guard to offer Standards of Training, Certification and ...

Esben Poulsson, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), has called for International Maritime Organization's (IMO) STCW Seafarer Training Regime to be revised. IMO STCW Convention ...

Fishing remains one of the most challenging and hazardous industries worldwide. Strengthening safety at sea through proper ...

LEADERS from various international maritime administrations agree that Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW)-related training should be reduced with a focus on skills applicable ...

The directorate general of shipping (DGS), Mumbai, has extended the validity of the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificate for seafarers by 12 months in certain cases ...

The Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC), in partnership with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), is offering specialised STCW (Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping) training to ...

The British shipping union, Numast, has expressed its growing frustration and concern with the fact that so many African countries are now operating in breach of the Seafarer Training and ...

THE International Labor Organization (ILO) has proposed the inclusion of a mandatory training for seafarers, shipowners and other stakeholders on the Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 in the ...