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Women seafarers experience onboard gender-based discrimination, harassment and bullying – a shocking maritime report reveals
25/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/women-seafarers-experience-onboard-...

CLIA: 15% of vessels to be launched in the next five years to use fuel cells or batteries
The Editorial Team October 24, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/clia-15-of-vessels-to-be-launched-in-the-next-fiv...

Palace commissions maritime industry dev’t plan
Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza October 11, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/economy/2022/10/11/479983/palace-commission...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered the Department of Transportation (DoTR) to draft a maritime industry development plan, focused on the training of seamen and the promotion of cruise ship tourism.

Troubled waters: Responding to cyber-attacks in the maritime industry
25/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/troubled-waters-responding-to-cyber...

Shipping is increasingly digitalised and interconnected. As traditional maritime operations are replaced with autonomous and computerised processes, cyber security vulnerabilities become more prevalent.

Another two-week strike starts at Liverpool port
Sam Chambers October 24, 2022 https://splash247.com/another-two-week-strike-starts-at-liverpool-port/

Liverpool dockworkers are downing tools for another two weeks from today as a bitter pay dispute between Peel Ports and trade union Unite shows no sign of resolution.

Study: S. Korea’s Shipbuilding Industry Needs to Hire 43,000 More People over Next 5 Years
24/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/study-s-koreas-shipbuilding-industr...

A study said that South Korea needs to hire 43-thousand more people over the next five years to maintain the competitiveness of its shipping industry.

Reduction in seafarer training fees sought
PNA October 24, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/24/business/top-business/reduction-i...

A LAWMAKER is urging the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to reduce the training fees once a "blended learning program" is introduced among Filipino seafarers.

Foreign exchange rates and seafarers remittances
Atty. Dennis Gorecho October 5, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/10/05/foreign-exchange-rates-and-seaf...

The Philippine peso continues to fall to its lowest level vis-à-vis the dollar since the start of the year.

Foreign exchange rate is defined as the price of the domestic currency with respect to another currency showing their relative values.

Retired seaman detained for allegedly slashing DPWH worker’s throat
Paul Lauro | October 20,2022 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/470240/retired-seaman-detained-for-al...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A retired seaman is in hot waters after he tried to slash the throat of a government employee in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu.

Seafarer vaccination rates up, crew change in China still a problem
20th October, 2022 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/staffing-crewing-and-training/seafarer-va...

THE NUMBER of seafarers able to leave their vessels has improved in the past months, but Covid restrictions in China are still causing crew change problems.