seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

ATSB: Fatal Pilot Ladder Accident Has Enduring Lessons
September 19, 2023 https://www.marinelink.com/news/atsb-fatal-pilot-ladder-accident-endurin...

source:ATSB

Crew travel costs increase as airlines focus on revenue
Richard Clayton 19 Sep 2023

The number of seafarers flown around the world has returned to pre-Covid levels, but the expense has risen rapidly as carriers provide fewer seats between maritime hubs

China’s European port interests mapped
Sam Chambers September 20, 2023 https://splash247.com/chinas-european-port-interests-mapped/

2,500 people take to the streets of Hamburg to protest MSC’s port plans
Photo of Sam Chambers September 20, 2023

As many as 2,500 people took to the streets in Hamburg yesterday evening in a protest organised by a local union against the 49.9% sale of the city’s top port operator, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (HHLA), to Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC).

Marina prepares other agencies for IMO audit
Genivi Verdejo September 20, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/09/20/business/maritime/marina-prepares...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has intensified its preparation for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) audit in October, including other government agencies.

Remittances reach 7-month high in July
Keisha B. Ta-asan September 15, 2023 https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2023/09/15/545834/remittances-r...

CASH remittances surged in July as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent more money to their families amid higher inflation and borrowing costs.

Merchant shipping heading for the doldrums as seafarers jump board
Leon Berenger September 10, 2023 http://sundayobserver.lk/2023/09/10/news-features/2660/merchant-shipping...

Concern in shipping fraternity Unity needed to find solution - Official

Women seafarers battle male-dominated culture
Lucy Hine 12 September 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/esg/women-seafarers-battle-male-dominated...

All female panel line-up talks future fuels, ports, digital skills and how they came into shipping at Lloyd’s Register report launch

Female seafarers are still being subjected to harassment and bullying in prevailing male-dominated cultures onboard vessels, according to two experienced women mariners.

Seafarer dies in ‘tragic’ accident at Italian port
Gary Dixon 15 September 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/seafarer-dies-in-tragic-accide...

Two men from Caronte & Tourist ropax hit by truck at the port of Salerno>

A seafarer has been killed and another seriously injured in an accident at the port of Salerno in Italy.