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04 May 2022Will Australia Kick-The-Can on Sustainable Funding for Seafarer Welfare?Opinion 4 May 2022 The incoming Australian Government’s opportunity to assure long-term seafarer welfare funding and sustainability with minimal legislative amendment must not be derailed, side-stepped, nor the proverbial can kicked-down-the-road through paralysis of internal decision-making. TheLaw Reform and Policy -
11 Apr 2022War crimes against seafarers and neutral merchant vessels warrant accountabilitySix weeks, forty-seven days into the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the intensity of the conflict shows no chance of de-escalation. Seafarers remain in the firing line. The number of civilianAccess to Justice -
07 Apr 2022House of Lords Report: The Law of the Sea in the 21st CenturyHuman rights at sea takes centre stage Opinion piece by Dr. Elizabeth Mavropoulou The UK House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence has just published its Report titledLaw Reform and Policy -
31 Mar 2022Impact of seafarers’ welfare maritime levy now evident in New Zealand, says Transport MinisterThe introduction of a dedicated maritime levy in New Zealand is visibly maximising support for seafarers, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Transport. The maritime levy contribution secures sustainable support for seafarers’ welfare services under a legislative change to the MaritimeLaw Reform and Policy -
29 Mar 2022Ukraine: Blue Safe Corridors at SeaSeafarers stranded in the Black Sea. Blockade, mines and limited prospects for guaranteed safe evacuation While many seafarers who found themselves in Ukrainian territorial waters and ports managed toAccess to Justice -
25 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine: #5: Ground truth and interview with an Odesa-based maritime lawyer"Mariupol is, I think, a nightmare situation because the terrorists they [are] just damaging everything there, so it may be the most awful thing we have ever seen for the last, maybe, decade of anyEquality at Sea -
24 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine: #4: Odesa: Seafarer welfare support with Stella Maris"Seafarers are human beings. There should be no differentiation based on their nationality." The courage of those seafarer welfare providers remaining in and around the port areas is frankly remarkable. Meeting with the Stella Maris Ukraine National Director and Odesa Port Chaplain, Friar OleksandrAccess to Justice -
23 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine #3: A Besieged Port and a Chief Officer’s Insight“There are some crew who are suffering with shortages of provisions and the fear that they will not get home to see their families.” Outside Odesa port we met with a local ship manager in a publicAccess to Justice -
22 Mar 2022On the ground in Ukraine #2: Arrival in Odesa“They have miscalculated. I will die for my country. We will not give up.” Shipping industry stakeholder, Odesa. The -7 C degree start was a sharp reminder that while our night had been spentAccess to Justice
