In April this year, ALMACO delivered a comprehensive cabin modernisation project on board Royal Caribbean’s ‘Allure of the Seas’ during her $100 mill-plus drydock at Navantia Shipyard in Cádiz, Spain. The project included the addition of 59 new staterooms and 2 bridge wing suites, built [Read more...]
Nautilus International (NI), the union for maritime professionals, has welcomed Carnival UK’s commitment to withdraw a threat of ‘fire and rehire’ for 919 senior crew members. On 22nd November, NI received a copy of the HR1 form Carnival UK sent to the UK Insolvency Service, [Read more...]
In a Joint statement the RMT, TUC, ITF, ITUC and Nautilus has attacked the UK Government’s stance on the sacking of P&O Ferries’ staff. "P&O Ferries’ brutal sacking of 800 dedicated seafarers in March, 2022 was one of the most shocking episodes in modern industrial relations. [Read more...]
RMT today dismissed the government’s consultation for a new code to deal with unscrupulous employers who fire and rehire workers as a ‘gimmick’ designed to draw attention away from its attempts to impose new anti-union laws. Tory Business Secretary Grant Shapps launched the 12-week [Read more...]
The Schulte Group’s Singapore affiliate, Schulte Maritime Services Pte Ltd, has bought a majority stake in YPI CREW, the Antibes-based, yacht crew recruitment agency. YPI CREW will be come under Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services (BSCS), the division formed by the Schulte Group to offer technical [Read more...]