There are increasingly reports that the crewing company Univis requires a Ukrainian seafarer’s passport.
This hasn’t been officially announced, but in practice, such conditions are already being discussed during communications. Colleagues, please share your experiences 👇Have anyone recently contacted Univis or found employment through them—has this been confirmed? What’s the reality? 👉 Submit a news itemSeamen’s Club 🇺🇦 | #news
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A ship has been arrested in Italy for violating EU sanctions against Russia.
Italian authorities have arrested a merchant vessel in the port of Brindisi that had previously called at the Russian port of Novorossiysk. The detention was based on European Union sanctions. What is officially known ▪️ The vessel arrived in Brindisi from Novorossiysk with a cargo of approximately 33,000 tons of ferrous metals.▪️ The vessel was […]
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Email scammers stole $200,000 intended for crew payments
A serious case of email fraud has been reported in the maritime industry, resulting in approximately $200,000 intended for seafarers’ compensation payments being transferred to the scammers’ accounts. The scammers infiltrated legitimate email correspondence between crew representatives and a maritime P&I agent. Using fake emails with seemingly correct addresses and signatures, they substituted the recipient’s […]
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The Henley Passport Index, a global passport ranking, has been updated.
Henley & Partners has published the updated Henley Passport Index, one of the most authoritative global passport rankings. It reflects the level of global citizen mobility, assessing how many countries can be entered visa-free (visa-waiver, visa on arrival, or e-authorization). The ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and is […]
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In Oman, a ship that seemed to have emerged from the depths of time was greeted with a water salute.
The Indian Navy’s wooden sailing ship, the Kaundinya, sailed the Arabian Sea in 17 days, departing from the Indian port of Porbandar on December 29. 📍This route was chosen for a reason: for centuries, this ancient sea route connected India with the Middle East and beyond to the rest of the world. The ship has […]
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