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Evolving crew challenges call for enhanced focus on seafarer mental health
30/08/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/evolving-crew-challenges-call-for-e...

Shipping workers deserve fair treatment
28/08/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-workers-deserve-fair-treat...

For an industry as critical to the global economy as international shipping, there is surprisingly little known about some of its inner workings – particularly those pertaining to the conditions experienced by seafarers, many of whom spend long months working far from home and often in something of a regulatory grey area.

Government urged to modernize shipping industry
Louella Desiderio - August 27, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/business/2023/08/27/2291599/government-urged-mo...

MANILA, Philippines — The government will need to intensify efforts to attract investments to modernize the domestic shipping industry given its importance in the country’s trade performance and maritime safety, according to a study from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS).

From starboard surprises to portside perils: Inherent risks in the shipping industry
28/08/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/from-starboard-surprises-to-portsid...

90% of world trade – from bulk raw commodities to breakbulk and finished goods – is moved on approximately 60,000 trading ships, crewed by about 1.5 million seafarers. To most traders, the potential risks associated with any one of these vessels is an unknown.

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers
Nathaniel Peutherer/Hakai Magazine | Aug 27, 2023 https://www.popsci.com/environment/oil-smugglers-iran/

Sanctioned countries like Iran are putting these workers at risk.

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com.

Six Seafarers Abducted Off Cameroon Finally Released By Pirates After 2 Months Of Ordeal
MI News Network August 24, 2023 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/six-seafarers-abducted-off-c...

Six crew members have reportedly been released by pirates following their kidnappings from a general cargo vessel on 30 June 2023 off West Africa.

Ship built to wrong dimensions causes consternation Down Under
Bojan Lepic August 25, 2023 https://splash247.com/ship-built-to-wrong-dimensions-causes-consternatio...

Australia’s icebreaking research vessel RSV Nuyina is much wider than its intended design and is not able to safely turn and pass underneath Hobart’s Tasman Bridge and take on fuel on the other side.

Chinese Bulker Banned for Year from Australia Due to Seafarer Mistreatment
Aug 25, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-bulker-banned-for-year-fr...

Two missing after cargo ship capsizes off western Japan
Aug 25, 2023 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/25/japan/ship-collision-wakayama/

Two crew members from a cargo ship are missing after the vessel capsized late Thursday off Wakayama Prefecture following a collision with another freighter, the coast guard said Friday. Three other crew members were rescued.

Filipino crew member dies after fall from ship in Scotland
Patrick Garcia Aug 25, 2023 https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/25/filipino-cruise-ship-member-dies-in-scotland

A Filipino seaman died after falling from the cruise ship he was working on while docked at the Port of Cromarty Firth in Scotland on Friday, Aug. 25.

Scotland police identified the casualty as Wenceslao Esguerra Donasco.