Seamen

Photo of the day: sea border guards showed a cat patrolling the Black Sea
Cat Eleonora became part of the crew of a small boat of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

A modern training complex for shipowners is planned to be created on the territory of the UDS
In Izmail, on the territory of the Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company, they want to open a modern training center for training shipmasters.

Salary debts and a broken GPS: a Russian tanker was detained in the port of Murmansk
In the port of Murmansk, due to complaints from Russian sailors, the tanker Unity under the flag of Lesotho, which is part of the so-called “shadow fleet” of Russia, was detained.

Russia withdraws from arbitration in the case of the capture of Ukrainian sailors in the Kerch Strait
Moscow has said it does not recognize the decision of the UN tribunal, which is considering Ukraine’s claim over the 2018 incident.

The Ukrainian Navy called for clarification of the fate of the sailors from the Ukrainian boat that sank after being hit by a Russian missile
Relatives are still trying to find out the fate of four sailors from the landing craft “Stanislav”, which sank in the Black Sea as a result of being hit by a Russian missile.

The Ukrainian Maritime Workers’ Union called for the protection of Ukrainian seafarers from working in the Red Sea.
The Marine Transport Workers’ Trade Union of Ukraine has appealed to shipowners and managers with recommendations on the right of Ukrainian seafarers to refuse to work in war zones.

Ukrainian sailors are owed over 100,000 euros in wages
Six Ukrainian seafarers are on river vessels on the Danube without valid employment contracts and without salaries.

Ukrainian sailors are offered to register for tax: what do experts think?
At the end of June, a number of deputies introduced the bills “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine Regarding the Special Taxation Regime of Seafarers” and “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts Regarding the Special Taxation Regime of Seafarers”. Among the initiators was Yulia Tymoshenko, who recently reminded us of herself with a passionate speech from the rostrum of the Verkhovna Rada in defense of the elimination of the independence of the NABU and the Special Anti-corruption prosecutor’s Office.

The MTWTUU did not support the bill on taxation and deferral of mobilization for seafarers
The Trade Union of Maritime Transport Workers of Ukraine analyzed the new draft law No. 13416-1 on taxation and deferral of mobilization for seafarers.

Strike on the port of Odesa: six people injured, including Syrian sailors from a civilian vessel
As a result of the Russian strike on the Odesa Seaport, there are already six victims. Two people have also died.