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 faced by seafarers.
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 is the kind of enforcement that seafarers deserve from all authorities in all countries at all times.
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 canal.
The ITF has come to the aid of a seafarer’s bereaved family at a time when they needed maximum support.
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.
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 of governance in the country, where criminal activity, particularly the rise of piracy, was rife.
Obesity does not happen overnight. It develops gradually over time, as a result of poor diet and lifestyle choices.
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.
Maritime trade union members have been among the 19 recipients of the UK’s prestigious Merchant Navy Medal.
The United States has taken civil action against the Hawaiian-based owners of a fishing vessel found to have discharged oily waste at sea. Two managers from Azure Fishery LLC have agreed to pay USD475,000 in civil penalties, and to take compliance measures to cover their fleet of 25 vessels.
