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07 Sep 2018
UN meeting on maritime crime in the Sulu and Celebes Sea
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) organised a recent meeting in Manila to discuss piracy and maritime crime in the Sulu and Celebes Sea. It was...
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07 Sep 2018
Somalia to join IMO community
Somalia is set to become a part of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) community. This is a remarkable achievement given the years of lawlessness and lack...
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07 Sep 2018
Tunisian fishers on trial after rescuing sea migrants
Six Tunisian fishers have been put on trial in Italy after their trawler helped to bring 14 migrants travelling in a small vessel into Italian waters. A plane from...
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03 Sep 2018
ITF wins compensation for seafarer’s family
The ITF has come to the aid of a seafarer’s bereaved family at a time when they needed maximum support. Nelson Jack Pereira, a 50-year-old Indian national, was a...
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19 Jul 2018
Press Release
ITF: Panama Canal Authority is ‘deflecting from the real issue’
Once again this shows the ACP’s attempt to contort the facts and spread misinformation aimed at deflecting from the real issue: safe operations in the...
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19 Jul 2018
Press Release
ITF: Australian ban ‘the kind of enforcement seafarers deserve’
ITF seafarers’ section chair and joint chair of the ITF fair practices committee, Dave Heindel, said: “We wholeheartedly welcome this action by the AMSA. This...
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29 Jun 2018
New head of the ITF Seafarers’ Trust
Katie has had a longstanding role as projects and campaigns leader in the ITF maritime section, giving her unrivalled knowledge of the industry and the challenges...
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14 Jun 2018
Press Release
Aquarius ship: ITF and ETF condemn actions of Italy and Malta
The ITF is also concerned about the possible future implications for merchant ships that have met their UNCLOS and SOLAS obligations and rescue persons in distress...