In the old days people did silly things…very silly things indeed. Drinking, partying, all manner of shenanigans – but because photos took an age to develop, because letters can only be sent to one person at a time, all these exploits often went unnoticed and forgotten.
Read MoreWhilst our Crewtoo happiness index shows seafarers are a happy lot, one thing that can upset them is lack of career progression. Sometimes when the day to day routine is so hectic it's easy to forget the importance of your career. But fear not, there are things you can do – all is not lost, don’t panic!
Shipping has faced many challenges, but the migrant rescue issues in both the Mediterranean and across SE Asia, are probably some of the most complex and worrying for decades. At least piracy is clear cut and relatively straightforward to deal with – but with ships facing terrible, life threatening decisions, death, mayhem, security and safety issues the problems of irregular migration have come to the fore.
People have always gone to sea for many different reasons – for some there is still a sense of adventure, for others the challenge, while some are in for the money - and pay the cost of being away fro...
There has been much made about the effect on Somali pirates that the various navies have made in the Indian Ocean. Another major element in deterring piracy ...
Brazil has soccer, the Philippines has basketball! As the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is set to show full games on merchant ships through KVH’s SPORTSlink™ and IP-MobileCast™ - we ask just...
Pack it up, pack it in, let me begin…when you are all set to leave the house to head back to sea it can be a real pain. So what are the essential bits and bobs which every seafarer needs....
Whether it's Hollywood, novels, documentaries, or good old fashioned history class, the lives of famous sailors (whether fictional or real) have permeated most parts of popular culture. As a member of...
It used to be that being a seafarer was something of immense pride – but is this still the case?
