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Non-deployment as basis for total and permanent disability benefits
Dennis Gorecho - October 13, 2022 https://www.panaynews.net/non-deployment-as-basis-for-total-and-permanen...

A SEAFARER who was no longer deployed back to work may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness he suffered while on board the vessel.

Marcos to MARINA: Ensure PH maritime schools meet int’l standards
Betheena Unite October 11, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/10/11/marcos-to-marina-ensure-ph-maritime-schools...

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to address issues concerning maritime schools, especially those that do not comply with educational quality standards.

ILO adjusts protection measures for seafarers
Paul Icamina - October 11, 2022 https://malaya.com.ph/news_business/ilo-adjusts-protection-measures-for-...

Bullying and sexual harassment happen in the high seas. So much so that an international maritime oversight committee saw the need to adjust protection nets for seafarers.

Tanker turns up for dinner in near miss at Thai restaurant
Gary Dixon 10 October 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/tanker-turns-up-for-dinner-in-...

The Smooth Sea 18 managed to halt its progress just in time

Seafarer mental health and geopolitics
Lene-Camilla Nordlie 10 Oct 2022 https://www.gard.no/web/articles?documentId=34317397

Non-deployment as basis for total and permanent disability benefits
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO | October 11,2022 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/468440/non-deployment-as-basis-for-to...

A seafarer, who was no longer deployed back to work, may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness that he suffered while on board the vessel.

Police apprehend ship captain who attempted to ditch stranded ship
October 10, 2022 https://shipsandports.com.ng/police-apprehend-ship-captain-who-attempted...

The captain of a general cargo ship which had been stranded for half a year in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, after its ship owner failed to pay the port for damages, tried to escape by going ashore on 18 September without permission.

Strike-hit Liverpool port warns of job cuts
Adis Ajdin October 10, 2022 https://splash247.com/strike-hit-liverpool-port-warns-of-job-cuts/

Liverpool port is set to restructure its containers division and start a redundancy consultation process, citing a marked deterioration in the volume of containers handled by the port.

Seafarers in Crisis
Tony Munoz Oct 10, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/magazine/seafarers-in-crisis

Largely unappreciated and undervalued, seafarers today are at last being recognized for the critical role they play in the global economy. Keeping them healthy is job one.
seafarer at chart table on bridge

Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices
11/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/korean-shipbuilders-regain-top-post...

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have regained the world’s No. 1 title in terms of ship orders and are expected to swing to profit next year following two years of losses due to rising shipbuilding prices.