The UK Government has introduced new legislation to make sure seafarers get paid at least equivalent to the UK National Minimum Wage (NMWe). Until now, a loophole allowed seafarers who work on vessels that regularly serve UK ports to be paid below an equivalent to the UK National Minimum Wage simply because the vessel operates […]
The Seafarers’ Charity has reported that the project to develop safety management onboard fishing vessels to the standard of the Fishing Safety Management (FSM) code is well underway. The new service called Fishing First Safety Management System by SafetyFolder, is being developed to improve safety in the UK fishing fleet and, at the same time, increase supply […]