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.
An investigation by The Guardian has found that a clampdown on NGO rescue ships working in the Mediterranean Sea has meant that none have been available since 26 August, putting at risk the lives of thousands of migrants making the dangerous sea crossing between north Africa and southern Europe.
Canada has responded to a long-standing campaign by the country’s seafaring unions. The government has agreed that Canadian seafarers will have the first right to be employed in any available maritime jobs on vessels from all flag states working in Canadian waters.
The study, commissioned by the ITF, provides the first independent analysis of maritime cabotage laws since 1992.
The Norwegian Union of Marine Engineers (NUME), one of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliates, held a conference on 18-19 September 2018 in Sandefjord, Norway.
The ITF has won DKK2.6 million (USD324,370) in back pay owed to 19 Russian and Ukrainian seafarers stranded off Skagen for eight months in Denmark.
The ITF in Canada has been supporting the crew of a Turkish-flagged vessel who have been left without pay and refused repatriation. Inspections of the Duzgit Endeavour by the ITF and port authorities found that the crew had not been paid since 1 July 2018.
