Seafarer

Call to all seafarers – we want to know how technology is impacting your work

As we have repeatedly heard, seafarers are the backbone of global trade, enabling it to move across the world even when they themselves cannot...

Day of the Seafarer needs to be more than just a hashtag – #DayoftheSeafarer

Today, 25 June 2026, marks the "Day of the Seafarer" as it does every year.. For 2026, the theme is “Carrying world trade. Carrying...

Getting it Strait: From 20,000 stranded seafarers in Hormuz to 11,000 departures

In March, Reuters reported that around 20,000 seafarers were stranded in the Gulf region as governments discussed the creation of a safe maritime corridor...

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