Day of the Seafarer highlights migrant rescue work by ships crews

At special vote of thanks was sent to seafarers around the world to mark today’s Day of the Seafarer, a ...

Columbia Shipmanagement awarded Bimco President's for Med migrant rescues

It’s good to see shipping companies getting some recognition for their role in the rescue of migrants in the Med. ...

IMO Welcomes UN’s Resolution on Migrant Smuggling in the Mediterranean

IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the adoption by the United Nations Security Council of a UN...

ICS AGM reinforces stance on migrant crisis and US BWT rules

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) held its AGM in Rotterdam last week, discussing critical issues facing its members around the world. ...

PMSC highlights migrant dangers in the Med, expands into new business area

Private maritime security companies (PMSCs) are moving into protecting merchant vessels taking onboard refugees from the scores of desperate migrant vessels in the Mediterranean as a new business area. ...

HRAS calls for action on growing migrant crisis in north of the Malacca Straits

The Human Rights At Sea (HRAS) organisation has urged the shipping industry consider acting in the search and rescue for thousands of migrants adrift in the Bay of Bengal and the Malacca Strait. ...

Further distressed vessels, migrant deaths reported in Med

The International Organisation on Migration (IOM) Rome office has received distress calls from a “sinking” vessel estimated to be carrying 300 migrants, with 20 reported fatalities. ...