Cash remittances up 3.5% in January
Keisha B. Ta-asan, March 16, 2023 | https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2023/03/16/510885/cash-remittan...
MONEY SENT HOME by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose by 3.5% annually in January, as they sought to help their families cope with the rising cost of living.
Singapore-based BW LPG goes about its business differently than many shipowners. If during a vessel’s passage it becomes clear that a berth won’t be free upon arrival at port, the ship will simply slow down so it shows up when there’s room.
IT was one of those long, freezing and dark winters in Finland. There were still a few more hours to dawn until Sanna Rasi, a port chaplain at the Port of Tornio, could open her office and welcome seafarers for the day.
THE 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) update will strongly contribute to achieving the sustainability goals, the Maritime Industry Authority said.
While the focus on the sinking of the MT Princess Express tanker last Feb. 28 remains largely about the cleanup operations of spilled diesel and industrial fuel oil polluting a growing number of island coastlines, very little has been reported on why it happened.
