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South Korea to end routine ship quarantine boarding for crew changes
The Editorial Team September 7, 2026 https://safety4sea.com/south-korea-to-end-routine-ship-quarantine-boardi...

South Korea is set to end routine onboard quarantine inspections triggered solely by crew changes in disease-risk areas, in a move expected to speed port entry for around 10,000 vessels a year.

AI and shipping over the next five years
September 7, 2026 https://splash247.com/ai-and-shipping-over-the-next-five-years/

AI will only transform shipping once data, context, connectivity and fragmented workflows are finally brought together. The introduction to SplashTech’s brand new magazine.

Myanmar tightens overseas travel rules for new seafarers
September 7, 2026 https://asianews.network/myanmar-tightens-overseas-travel-rules-for-new-...

InterManager Outlook: We must stop treating seafarers as the easiest people to blame
Capt. Kuba Szymanski*, 7 Sept 2026 https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/smi-magazine/intermanager-ou...

When something goes wrong at sea, the first question should always be ‘what happened?’

Too often, however, the first response is ‘who can we blame?’

Increasingly, that answer is the seafarer.

DMW assists 26 Filipino seafarers after Ukraine attack
Neil Alcober·7 September 2026 https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/07/dmw-assists-26-filipino-seafarers-afte...

The Department of Migrant Workers is closely monitoring 26 Filipino seafarers from the Bulk Carrier Gingo after the vessel was attacked on 2 September while docked in Ukraine.

Ten missing as Turkish cargo ship feared sunk after Marmara collision
Sam Chambers September 2, 2026 https://splash247.com/ten-missing-as-turkish-cargo-ship-feared-sunk-afte...

A major search and rescue operation is underway in the Sea of Marmara after a Turkish general cargo ship is believed to have sunk following a collision with a chemical tanker early on Wednesday.

Four in five crew deaths linked to illness, Britannia finds
Sam Chambers September 2, 2026 https://splash247.com/four-in-five-crew-deaths-linked-to-illness-britann...

Poor seafarer mental health can make a ship unseaworthy and hard to finance
Holly Birkett 31 August 2026

Lawyers and bankers say taking steps to address crew welfare affects a vessel’s legal operation and financing

Shipowners who do not take steps to tackle crew welfare issues may find themselves with a legally unseaworthy vessel, experts warned on Monday.

DMW: 2 Filipino seafarers killed in Strait of Hormuz attack
Marita Moaje September 3, 2026 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1283212

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers confirmed that two Filipino seafarers were killed after the Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker SIDR was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening.

MARINA to resume processing of seafarer' SIDs, SRBs on Sept. 1 after cyberattack
VINCE ANGELO FERRERAS August 31, 2026 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1000563/marina-to-resu...