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New Medical Assessment Booklet to Assist Treatment of Seafarers
April 25, 2013
The International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has just published Multilingual questions for the medical assessment…
ISWAN Launches at Reception in London
April 24, 2013
The new international seafarers' welfare organisation, ISWAN, marked its official launch at a reception on 17 April in London. ISWAN, which…
New Report on Economic Costs of Piracy
April 09, 2013
A new report detailing the overall economic cost incurred worldwide from Somali piracy has just been launched by Oceans Beyond Piracy…
ISWAN Officially Launches on 1 April
March 25, 2013
It's farewell to the ICSW and ISAN and welcome to ISWAN. On 1 April 2013 the International Committee on Seafarers' Welfare (ICSW) & the…
A Hijacking
March 25, 2013
The cargo ship MV Rozen is heading for harbour when it is hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. Among the men on board are the…
ITF Launches New Apps For Seafarers
March 05, 2013
4 March 2013 The ITF is launching a new generation of free apps, including one to help seafarers and charterers support and build on the…
Seafarers' Welfare Organisations in the Ukraine Improve Co-ordination
March 05, 2013
At a meeting in Odessa in the Ukraine on Wednesday 27 February seafarer welfare organisations agreed to come together to form an umbrella…
ISF Calls on Governments to Facilitate Shore Leave for Seafarers
February 19, 2013
The International Shipping Federation (ISF), and ICSW member, which represents maritime employers globally, is calling on port states to…
Emergency Fund for Seafarers Relaunched
February 15, 2013
The Seafarers Emergency Fund (SEF) has just been re-launched. The SEF is a fund available to provide immediate, essential aid to seafarers…

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