ANALYSIS

Open season begins on shipyard sweeteners

The multilateral fight against state aid for shipbuilders is intensifying with calls for greater transparency and new reporting rules. China and South Korea in particular face greater scrutiny over indirect subsidies, reports TOM LEANDER

FORGOTTEN SEAFARERS

Around the world hundreds of seafarers have been abandoned by employers and left on vessels to fend for themselves. Now, calls are growing for the authorities to act more decisively to alleviate this financial and human distress, writes BRIAN Reyes

UK masters safety plea

STRONGER action is needed to stem continuing serious accidents and fatalities occurring in enclosed spaces on board ships, according to a group of British shipmasters.