News: Seafarers

LONDON: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has announced an update to its Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Ships, introducing new technical notations that formalise standards...

LONDON: The inspiring technologies and bold initiatives in operational management that have typified the growing number of entries to this award over the last...

Shikṣita Nāvikaḥ, Saśakta Saṁsthānam, Surakṣita Samudraḥ India Navigating Through T³: Training, Transition, Transformation - Building a Technologically Advanced, Risk-Ready, and Sustainable Maritime Ecosystem MUMBAI: The Directorate...

MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) has issued a clarification dispelling rumours about a purported ban on foreign Certificates of Competency (CoCs)....

MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Shipping (SWFS) is organizing a Symposium on Seafarers’ Recruitment & Welfare at the CIDCO Convention Centre, Vashi, bringing together...

MUMBAI : Domestic and foreign ships sailing in Indian waters may soon need to have a prior agreement with empanelled salvage companies. This is one...

MUMBAI : The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways hosted the “IT Conclave 2025 – Leveraging Technology...

LONDON : The Q2 2025 Seafarers Happiness Index, published by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals an encouraging uplift in seafarer wellbeing, with the average...

MUMBAI : In a decisive move to safeguard the integrity and credibility of maritime training and certification in India, the Directorate General of Shipping...

MUMBAI : In a decisive legal development, the Bombay High Court has granted interim relief to Indian Seafarers by staying the implementation of Directorate...