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Thirteen Filipino seafarers have made it home after more than five months aboard an abandoned livestock carrier ship, the Yangtze Harmony, thanks to the intervention of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF).

On April 11, 2023, President of Ukraine signed the Law of Ukraine “On amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the protection of the rights of labour migrants and combating fraud in employment abroad” № 2982-IX dated 20.03.2023 (hereinafter – the Law, https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/2982-20#Text ). The Law was published on April 14, 2023.

The MTWTU was approached by a seafarer claiming that the shipowner had neglected the telemedicine regulations on board and failed to provide proper medical care on time.

Despite a traditionally slow period for US ports in February, the Port of New York and New Jersey managed to move 571,177 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo in February, surpassing West Coast rivals such as the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach by more than 83,000 TEUs and 27,000 TEUs, respectively.

Coming back from the depths of the shipping surge experienced in 2021 and early 2022, the container shipping industry is recovering its schedule reliability to levels last seen at the onset of the pandemic.

Unjustified detentions of seafarers on suspicion of committing crimes pose a significant threat to the prestige of the seafaring profession. The maritime industry should take urgent measures to guarantee seafarers their rights to fair treatment by law enforcement bodies in case of detention on suspicion of committing criminal offenses in foreign ports.

The NU "OMA" cadets visited the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine to share their impressions of the academic year.

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Under this slogan, the work carried out by women in the port sector will be at the centre of a vast project launched by the Municipality of Livorno in cooperation with many stakeholders from the port and maritime sectors.

Уряд Філіппін з 1 травня припинить вимоги щодо наявності обов'язкових паперових карток прибуття/відправлення.

A delegation from the General Italian Confederation of Labour (CGIL) paid a visit to Ukraine. The meeting with the foreign guests was held at the office of the Marine Transport Workers' Trade Union of Ukraine.