The Seafarers’ Centre in Auckland (AISC) is located within a short distance from the port. There are no restrictions on shore leave in the port unless imposed by the ship due to the workload, schedule or for other reasons. This is not the case in some ports of the world where distance, lack of transport, […]
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PTSD Takes a Lasting Toll on Seafarers Held Hostage by Pirates
Sanctuary for Seafarers
On 16 December 2017, an interesting article was published in the PORT STRATEGY website. The article starts: “Ports need to balance commercial realties against funding seafarer welfare … Too many ports worldwide are extremely shy about discussing the facilities that they provide for seafarers. This could be because, as Peter Tomlin, chief executive of the […]