Seafaring is vital to our nation’s economy, but the industry has been allowed to diminish with a devastating impact on our port cities and coastal communities – a rejuvenation policy is urgently needed, argues MARK DICKINSON

The lesson from the pandemic is clear: the global maritime industry must be properly regulated, warns MARK DICKINSON

Nautilus International general secretary MARK DICKINSON calls for the rights of workers to be protected as we move to zero-emissions shipping

To close employment law loopholes and build a fairer ferries industry, we need new legislation that ups the legal penalties to ensure no company can buy its way out of consultation with the unions again, writes MARK DICKINSON

Nautilus International leader MARK DICKINSON explains how pressure from his union prevented seafarers being criminalised under the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill for assisting those in danger at sea

Lead negotiator MARK DICKINSON reports on recent talks to establish a global minimum wage for seafarers

From literal pirates to parasites paying less than minimum wage, it is time to fight back and rejuvenate the industry, writes Nautilus general secretary MARK DICKINSON

Trade union negotiations have won a much-needed pay rise for seafarers. Nautilus International leader MARK DICKINSON reports