International Transport Workers’ Federation

Around 800,000 Seafarers Will Need Carbon Skill Training by Mid-2030s

An estimated 800,000 seafarers will require additional training by the mid-2030s to enable the shipping industry to transition towards alternative low carbon fuels or zero-carbon fuels and green technologies. The goal is to keep global warming to 1.5C or less by 2050, according to a DNV Study commissioned by the Maritime Just Transition Task Force Secretariat. Findings also point to the uncertainty…


400,000 Seafarers Stuck at Sea as Crew Change Crisis Deepens

Some 400,000 seafarers from across the globe are now stranded on ships, continuing to work but unable to be relieved, in a deepening crew change crisis which threatens trade and maritime safety. During a high-level event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly (24 September), Captain Hedi Marzougui, who was in command of a vessel between December 2019…