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Seafarer employment rights: 10 years of the Maritime Labour Convention and other developments
13 September 2024 https://www.hilldickinson.com/insights/articles/seafarer-employment-righ...

It is now ten years since the UK ratified the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) in August 2014 and we take the opportunity to look both at the impact that the MLC has had on crew arrangements and at other developments in UK law applying to seafarers.

Shocking seafarer stats create urgent call for change at sea
Sam Chambers September 10, 2024 https://splash247.com/shocking-seafarer-stats-create-urgent-call-for-cha...

Turkish Cargo Ship Abandoned After Collision Off Iran
Sep 9, 2024 https://maritime-executive.com/article/turkish-cargo-ship-abandoned-afte...

Turkish authorities are reporting that the crew of a Turkish-owned and managed cargo ship are safe after a collision with a bulker off the coast of Iran. Circumstances of the collision were not provided but the crew was rescued from a life raft after the vessels collided.

DMW: 3,300 Pinoy seafarers opt to sail in high-risk waters amid rebel attacks
LLANESCA T. PANTI September 9, 2024 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/content/919848/dwm-3-300-pin...

At least 3,300 Filipino seafarers have signified their willingness to sail in high-risk areas amid recent rebel attacks, Secretary Hans Cacdac of the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Monday.

Manning agency fly-by-night
Raffy Ayeng Sep 07, 2024 https://tribune.net.ph/2024/09/06/manning-agency-fly-by-night

Marine World may be liable for estafa, a criminal case, for misappropriating the P35,000 paid by the students.

Tsuneishi to expand its yard in the Philippines
Sam Chambers September 3, 2024 https://splash247.com/tsuneishi-to-expand-its-yard-in-the-philippines/

It’s not just in China where shipyards are expanding to meet pent-up demand for new ships.

Two confirmed dead in helicopter crash during seafarer rescue attempt off India
Lepic Bojan Lepic September 4, 2024 https://splash247.com/two-helicopter-crew-members-die-in-seafarer-rescue...

Two members of a four-strong crew Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter were found dead after it crash-landed in the Arabian Sea during an attempt to evacuate a member of an India-flagged 46,000-dwt MR tanker Hari Leela.

Distressed seafarers repatriated
Kimberly Anne Ojeda Sep 03, 2024 https://tribune.net.ph/2024/09/02/distressed-seafarers-repatriated

Twenty-two of 23 Filipino seafarers from the crude oil tanker MT Sounion, which was recently attacked by Houthi rebels, were repatriated to the Philippines over the weekend.

Pinoy Marino Rights: Honoring Filipino seafarers, reservists and the Philippine flag
Dennis Gorecho - September 4, 2024 https://mindanaogoldstardaily.com/archives/146134

“ITAAS mo ang iyong tinig sa panunumpa! Dahil ang pagpupugay sa bandila ay pagmamahal sa Bansa.”

OWWA eyes Seafarer’s Hub, OFW Lounge in Cebu
Kristine Erika Agustin 4 September 2024 https://filipinotimes.net/latest-news/2024/09/04/owwa-eyes-seafarers-hub...

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is planning to set up a Seafarer’s Hub and OFW Lounge in Cebu to better serve the needs of both land and sea-based overseas Filipino workers.