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Nat'l Maritime Polytechnic offers new courses
February 16, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/02/16/business/maritime/natl-maritime-p...

TO keep track of its mission to hone competent seafarers abreast with international standards, the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) opened the enrollment of the newly developed and approved courses in 2021, namely the Ship Security Officer (SSO) and Technical Writing for Seafarers (TWS) courses.

Experiencing stronger shipping markets
16/02/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/experiencing-stronger-shipping-mark...

Members of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers in branches around the world are seeing benefits from stronger shipping markets. Although market improvements over the past twelve months were uneven, and some parts of the global shipping industry were not boosted, the general progress of the industry was a positive influence.

Billions of Shipping Profits Face Hardly Any Taxes: Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant Feb. 15, 2022 https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/billions-of-shipping-prof...

Container-shipping companies have found lots of ways to spend their enormous pandemic profits. They’re lifting staff pay, making acquisitions and returning heaps of cash to shareholders.

Shipping industry bodies link up with ICC and Swift to form digitalisation alliance
Eleanor Wragg / 15-02-22 https://www.gtreview.com/news/fintech/shipping-industry-bodies-link-up-w...

World shipping-container crisis explained
Marcelo Duhalde and Siqi Ji February 15, 2022

Cash remittances to PH hit new high of $31.4 billion in 2021
Ben O. de Vera - February 15, 2022 https://business.inquirer.net/340998/cash-remittances-to-ph-hit-new-high...

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MANILA, Philippines—Filipinos living or working abroad never faltered in sending more money back home despite the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, boosting cash remittances to the Philippines to a fresh high of $31.4 billion in 2021.

Over 50% of women seafarers suffer bullying and harassment: study
Marcus Hand | Feb 15, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/over-50-women-seafarer...

Little has changed for the picture of bullying and harassment for those working at sea since 1995 with it remaining a challenge for the maritime industry particularly among women.

Marina starts giving online certificates for seafarers
Lorenz S. Marasigan February 14, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/02/14/marina-starts-giving-online-cer...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) will start the online issuance of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates today, Tuesday.

Push for international seafarers to access COVID-19 vaccines and be allowed to come ashore
Emily Bissland and Jeremy Lee 14 Feb 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-14/push-for-international-seafarers-...

Inside the gates of Victoria's Port of Portland, out of public view, unfolds the plight of the international seamen who work aboard cargo ships importing and exporting goods around the world.

Ukraine warns commercial shipping lanes under threat from Russian warships
Sam Chambers February 11, 2022 https://splash247.com/ukraine-warns-commercial-shipping-lanes-under-thre...

Ukraine has hit out at Russian naval exercises near its southern coast, claiming navigation in the Black Sea and Azov Sea has become virtually impossible as tensions remain high over a conflict between the two neighbours.