ITF and IMEC invest $3m to support maritime training in Ukraine

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council (IMEC) have collaborated to invest $3m in two educational institutions in Ukraine. The National University ‘Odessa Maritime Academy’ (NU-OMA) and the Kherson State Maritime Academy (KSMA) have both used the investment to enrich their maritime training courses.

This investment comes courtesy of the Seafarers’ Employment Promotion Fund (SEPF,) a distinctive training fund which has been agreed upon by both the ITF and the IMEC, who are responsible for the ...