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Proposed Escrow provision in the Magna Carta prejudicial for seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO - | January 24,2023 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/485843/proposed-escrow-provision-in-t...

The inclusion of an escrow provision in the pending Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers will adversely affect the legal battle for labor claims.

Zambales fishers seek damages after HK ship ‘hit’ artificial reefs
Joanna Rose Aglibot - January 24, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1720150/zambales-fishers-seek-damages-afte...

Unpaid seafarers rescued after months stuck on abandoned cattle ship
Tony Wright January 21, 2023 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/unpaid-seafarers-rescued-aft...

Compensation lawsuits cutting jobs for seafarers
Dona Z. Pazzibugan - January 16, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1716903/compensation-lawsuits-cutting-jobs...

MANILA, Philippines — Exploitative compensation lawsuits that lead to billions of pesos in settlements pose the biggest threat to the employability of Filipino seafarers.

Chasing ambulance chasers
1/23/2023 https://visayandailystar.com/chasing-ambulance-chasers/

The Black Death spawned the ‘crew culture’ that gave rise to pirates, mercenaries—and eventually labor unions
James Belich January 22, 2023

After the Black Death, regions scattered across Europe, in which grain farming was marginal, reduced, or even abandoned their arable acres, and relied on imported grain. Such regions tended to be either coastal (including islands) with poor soils or prone to flooding, or mountainous.

Dance leads to death of young seafarer
January 22, 2023 https://ph.news.yahoo.com/dance-leads-death-young-seafarer-091900732.html

A SEAMAN died after he was shot while attending a dance in Sitio Villa San Pedro, Barangay Tulay in the southern town of Minglanilla, Cebu, on Saturday, January 21, 2023.

The victim was identified as 25-year-old Newlbert Ontua Cadavid, a native of San Francisco town, Agusan del Sur.

NGOS: IMO must take measures to reduce underwater noise impact on marine environment
The Editorial Team January 23, 2023 https://safety4sea.com/ngos-imo-must-take-measures-to-reduce-underwater-...

The Clean Arctic Alliance called for urgent action to address the impact of underwater noise from ships on Arctic wildlife, as a meeting of IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC 9) opens in London from 23 to 27 January.

Persistent corruption in maritime sector hindering trade, development
23 Jan 2023 https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/business/278357/Persistent-corru...

The Deputy Director-General of Finance & Administration at the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Yaw Akosa Antwi, has said corruption in the maritime industry will persist due to the nature of the shipping industry.

Shipmanagement software vendors targeted by hackers
Sam Chambers January 20, 2023 https://splash247.com/shipmanagement-software-vendors-targeted-by-hackers/

Shipmanagement software vendors have been warned to be on their guard with experts suggesting this maritime niche is becoming the focus of hackers.