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DOTr pushes for mandatory online ticketing in domestic shipping
Roumina Pablo December 29, 2025 https://portcalls.com/dotr-pushes-for-mandatory-online-ticketing-in-dome...

Transport Secretary Giovanni Lopez supports and is intent on pushing for the mandatory use of online ticketing systems by domestic shipping lines, according to Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) general manager Jay Daniel Santiago.

All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war
Urban C. Lehner December 26, 2025 https://asiatimes.com/2025/12/all-hail-the-panama-canal-a-frontline-in-t...

Latest reason not to take it for granted: Hong Kong owner of Panama ports may ditch sales deal unless a Chinese firm keeps majority ownership

To a farmer in Nebraska or a retailer in New York, the Panama Canal is like air – noticed mainly when missing. Farmers noticed it in 2023.

How U.S. oil tanker seizures targeting Venezuela are linked to rising geopolitical tensions with China
Lori Ann LaRocco, Dec 22 2025 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/22/tanker-seizures-venezuela-oil-china.html

Suez Canal expects return to normal traffic by mid-2026 as Maersk, CMA CGM return
Daily News Egypt December 23, 2025 https://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2025/12/23/suez-canal-expects-return-to-n...

NMP Records Highest-Ever Number Of Filipino Seafarers Trained In 2025
MI News Network December 26, 2025 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nmp-records-highest-ever-num...

Maritime chaplain releases new book on seafarers’ challenges at sea
Yashika F. Torib December 24, 2025 " https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/12/24/business/maritime/maritime-chapla...

Dark side of the shadow fleet: Seafarer abandonment
Jonathan Boonzaier 17 December 2025 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tw/dark-side-of-the-shadow-fleet-seafarer...

Plight of mariners stuck on the tanker Green Land highlights problem on dark fleet vessels

The crew of a product tanker anchored off the Indonesian island of Batam have been marooned on their vessel for months.

PBBM’s push on seafarer training drives NMP record high
Reyan L. Arinto December 24, 2025 https://pia.gov.ph/news/pbbms-push-on-seafarer-training-drives-nmp-recor...

TACLOBAN CITY (PIA) — The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP), based in Barangay Cabalawan in this city, has achieved a record-breaking 22,741 seafarers trained in 2025, the highest number since its establishment in 1983.

Nigerian Navy Rescues 20 Crew Members From Burning Vessel In Calabar Waterways
MI News Network December 24, 2025 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/nigerian-navy-rescues-20-cre...

Revolution at sea: How AI, electrification, and autonomy are transforming shipping
The Editorial Team December 23, 2025 https://safety4sea.com/cm-revolution-at-sea-how-ai-electrification-and-a...