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In the first six months of last year 78 ships were boarded, 75 ships fired upon and 31 ships hijacked with some 561 crew taken hostage, 19 injured, seven kidnapped, six killed and eight missing.

Australian labour laws will now cover foreign seafarers, guest workers, on ships trading Australian domestic cargo on our coast, in a major victory for Australian shipping and both Australian and i

The IMO has declared 2010 Year of the Seafarer.

A delegates training course was held in Townsville from December 9-11 with Chris Doyle presenting a class of 12.

Study tour to Timor Leste

Australian and Denmark fall out over cause of death for seafarer as MUA marks first anniversary of the death of delegate Trevor Moore

An ITF sponsored project to get Palestinian and Israeli unions together shows peace in the Middle East is possible between workers

The NSW Government announced today it will keep Sydney Ferries in public hands after a long fought campaign by the Maritime Union, residents and supporters.

Maritime workers, union and TMS to talk as union suspends 48 hours stoppage

The Maritime Union joined the Australian Council of Trade Unions and others in the push for the Australian Government to sign the Migrant Workers Convention protecting guest workers from exploitati