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Filipino professor becomes first Asian president of World Maritime University
Izzy Lee, Jun 25 2023 https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/25/23/filipino-becomes-first-asian-pres...

Professor Maximo Mejia, the first Filipino and the first Asian president of the World Maritime University. Izzy Lee, ABS-CBN News

Maritime Transport In 2040: How Future Technologies Will Impact Seafarers
MI News Network June 26, 2023 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/maritime-transport-in-2040-h...

PH seafarers need upskilling for shift to 'green' ammonia: Marcos
Job Manahan, Jun 26 2023 https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/26/23/ph-seafarers-need-upskilling-...

MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Monday again said the government and the Philippine maritime industry need to work together to raise the skills of the next generation of Filipino seafarers as the global industry transitions to cleaner energy.

On Seafarers’ Day, Marcos hails their ‘courage, resilience’ amid challenges
Faith Argosino - June 25, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1793091/on-seafarers-day-marcos-hails-thei...

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday honored seafarers for their courage and resilience, recognizing their contribution to nation-building, as well as energy and food production in line with the country’s celebration of Seafarers’ Day.

Pirates attack, robbed crew off Gulf of Guinea
26/06/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pirates-attack-robbed-crew-off-gulf...

UNIDENTIFIED pirates have boarded a vessel ‘M TNyon’ attacked and robbed crew members during the most recent incident of piracy in West Africa.

Italian prosecutors say ‘hijackers’ on cargo ship were actually asylum seekers
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo 14 Jun 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/14/italian-prosecutors-say-hi...

Group stormed by Italian special forces included a pregnant woman and two minors with hypothermia

Nuclear-Powered Cargo Ships Are Trying to Stage a Comeback
Chris Baraniuk Jun 9, 2023 https://www.wired.com/story/nuclear-cargo-ships/

Faced with the difficult task of decarbonizing, some shipping companies are taking another look at a polarizing solution—nuclear fission.

Bajau: The Vanishing Seafarers of Southeast Asia
Claudio Sieber June 08, 2023 https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/bajau-the-vanishing-seafarers-of-southea...

Pinoy seafarer nawawala sa barko sa Norway
Ronilo Dagos Jun 20 2023 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/20/23/pinoy-seafarer-nawawala-sa-barko-...

TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon -- Nawawala ang isang Filipino seafarer habang naglalayag sa karagatan ng Norway may ilang na araw na ang nakalilipas.

Ayon sa ama ng seaman na taga-Tagkawayan, Quezon, June 16 nang makatanggap siya ng tawag mula sa agency ng anak na si Vincent San Diego na nawawala umano ito sa barko.

CHIRP: 35% of reported incidents are due to inadequate supervision
The Editorial Team June 19, 2023 https://safety4sea.com/chirp-35-of-reported-incidents-are-due-to-inadequ...