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Transport authorities to issue seaman books and passports for female seafarers
Shun Le Win 7 June 2019 https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/transport-authorities-to-issue-seaman-boo...

Transport authorities are planning to issue seaman books and passports for 179 lady seafarers to work officially in international cruise ships this month, sources said.

On the wires: Maersk’s push to win new business via Damco smells of desperation, but it's in good company
Alessandro Pasetti 05/06/2019

“AP Møller Mærsk A/S – Initiates first phase of share buy-back program: As announced on 24 May 2019, A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has decided to initiate a share buy-back program of up to DKK10bn (around $1.5bn) and a maximum of 3.12m shares to be acquired over a period of up to 15 months” – AP Møller-Maersk (APMM), 3 June 2019.

Indian Coast Guard apprehends Indonesian vessel with Iranian crew off Dwarka Coast in Gujarat
Sarfaraz Shaikh | Jun 8, 2019

AHMEDABAD: In yet another joint operation conducted by customs and Indian Coast Guard (ICG), an Indonesian vessel with Iranian crew was apprehended off Dwarka coast in Indian waters.
Sources from the ICG said that though other agencies have joined in the search operation to trace suspicious substance in the ship, till now they have found nothing, though some suspect that they have seen some suspicious material on-board.

World Oceans Day “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”
08/06/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/world-oceans-day-investing-in-ocean...

Wages of seamen in S. Korea inch up in 2018
May 30, 2019 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190530002500320

Marina: Seafarers’ remittances to rise 30%
Lorenz S. Marasigan - June 7, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/06/07/marina-seafarers-remittances-to...

IMO sets out to expose gender imbalance to drive change
Sam Chambers June 6th, 2019 https://splash247.com/imo-sets-out-to-expose-gender-imbalance-to-drive-c...

Shipping’s gender imbalance has been a hot topic at this week’s Nor-Shipping event taking place in Norway with discussions centring on making the issue far more transparent to drive change.

Cargo ship slams into riverbank after colliding with another boat in Shanghai
Paul Carmichael 6 June 2019 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cargo-ship-slams-riverbank-colliding-100400813...

[OPINION] Predeparture inspection of domestic vessels should no longer be PCG’s task
Jay Tristan Tarriela June 06, 2019 https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/232252-predeparture-inspection-d...

It is no longer practiced in other parts of the world, and it allows shipowners not to share the blame when sea mishaps happen

Why seafarers value having a ‘friend’ in port
June 6th, 2019 https://splash247.com/why-seafarers-value-having-a-friend-in-port/

Dr Esteban Pacha, acting chair of the trustees of Apostleship of the Sea, writes exclusively for Splash today.

Hardly a day goes by that seafarers’ wellbeing and mental health doesn’t crop up in conversation.

They were seldom discussed when I was a seafarer in the 80s and 90s, so what has changed?