# Maritime Workforce Protection Statement Gains Industry Support<\/p>\n
Major maritime organizations have united behind a joint statement aimed at safeguarding shoreside workers, with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA) leading the initiative. The statement was formally presented during the 36th Extraordinary Session of the IMO Council on March 18th, which convened to address the cascading impacts of regional instability on shipping operations and seafarer safety.<\/p>\n
The coalition supporting the statement includes the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA), the International Harbour Masters Association (IHMA), the International Maritime Pilots Association (IMPA), the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (IPCSA), and the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC). This broad-based support demonstrates unified concern across port operations, brokerage, supply services, and maritime infrastructure sectors regarding workforce vulnerability during periods of heightened maritime security risks.<\/p>\n
The joint statement represents an effort to ensure that port workers, harbor pilots, and other shoreside personnel receive adequate protections as shipping navigates increasingly challenging security environments. The initiative underscores growing recognition within the industry that comprehensive maritime security strategies must extend beyond vessel and crew protections to encompass the broader maritime workforce supporting global commerce and supply chains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Strait of Hormuz \u2013 ID 165219414 courtesy of Dreamstime.com Joint statement proposed by FONASBA, IAPH, IBIA, IHMA, IMPA, IPCSA and PIANC Earlier today (18 March) at the 36th Extraordinary Session of the IMO Council \u2013 held to address the impacts on shipping and seafarers of the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9007],"tags":[9008,9025],"class_list":["post-49088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maritime-security","tag-breaking-news","tag-iaph-port-sustainability"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49088"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50561,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49088\/revisions\/50561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}