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Hope, we are not overlooking our two Indian officers, Capt. Jasprit Chawla and Chief Officer Syam Chetan, the off-beam sufferers…

On September 15th, “MV Stolt Valor”, a chemical tanker bound for Mumbai from Suez was hijacked by 15 Somali pirates…

“25% of all ships caused 51% of marine accidents and one reason behind these accidents is seafarers’ fatigue”–DNV study reveals…

Whoever ruled the seas ruled the shores later.  This strategic truth has equal relevance to the economic growth also.  Whoever…

Edward Lloyd managed a Coffee House at London. To help his shipping industry clientele to exchange information regarding ships, he printed…

 The Protection and Indemnity Clubs, formed by ship owners to secure cover for risks which are outside the normal marine…

The 22 acres Campus of Sir Mohamed Yusuf Seamen Welfare Foundation is located on the seaface on the North East…

  Traditionally the person in charge of a ship at sea is addressed as Captain. In the Merchant Shipping industry, in…

Over 18 Indian Seafarers employed by a Mumbai based manning company onboard MV Lamo has got stranded for over two…

Several international treaties are in place with a vision to achieve safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean oceans.  These…

When Mrs Indira Gandhi and Mrs Margarette Thatcher took up the reigns of two great nations, the world raised its…

It is a deep rooted tradition of the seafarers to rescue anyone in peril on the high seas. In June…

On the high seas, seafarers are largely on their own. Pirates and terrorists operate with impunity across the oceans and…

.: DUMPING OF WASTE AT SEA :. On 05th April 2006, the owner and the master of a Bahamas registered…

Several instances of criminalisation of the maritime profession where authorities have acted against seafarers before any charges are proved in an…