On the second day of the Mission to Seafarers’ Welfare Conference in Fremantle, the Western Australian state government’s Minister for Ports, David Michael, announced a more sustainable funding model for seafarer welfare

International seafarers are being encouraged to exercise their right to shore leave while in Australian Ports by Port Welfare Committees around the country.COVID-19 restrictions on shore leave no

The Port Authority of NSW, Port of Newcastle and NSW Ports have come together and tipped in a combined $2.5-million for a new Seafarer Welfare Fund operating across major seaports in New South Wales.