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Alarm raised over growing number of seafarers abandoned on sanctioned tankers
Jonathan Boonzaier 22 July 2025 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/ship-management/alarm-raised-over-growing...

Some ships are being kept idle in international waters, making it difficult to get help for crews

India Takes Strict Action Against Fake Seafarer Training Certificates
MI News Network July 22, 2025 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/india-takes-strict-action-ag...

India’s Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has launched a strict crackdown on fake training certificates used by Indian seafarers to get jobs on foreign-flagged ships.

Filipino seafarer decries ‘harassment’ by US officers
Gillian Villanueva, Meg J. Adonis - July 22, 2025 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/285596/filipino-seafarer-decries-haras...

Andan Bonifacio —Photo by Meg J. Adonis | Philippine Daily Inquirer

Seafarer training overhaul urged amid fuel shift
July 23, 2025 https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/07/23/business/maritime/seafarer-traini...

AS the shipping industry adopts alternative fuel there is a need for immediate reforms in seafarer training.

This was highlighted during the presentation of Zenaida Palita during the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) Research Forum held on July 15 at the Diamond Hotel.

Ship crews reach out for support as Red Sea GPS spoofing climbs to danger levels
July 22, 2025 https://splash247.com/ship-crews-reach-out-for-support-as-red-sea-gps-sp...

Tore Morten Olsen, president of maritime at Marlink, has signals advice for ships entering high-risk areas.

Philippines launches Maritime Workforce Portal to bolster evidence-based policy, seafarer welfare
Liz Lagniton July 21, 2025 https://maritimefairtrade.org/philippines-launches-maritime-workforce-po...

Marina calls for matching skills investment in shipping decarbonization
Raffy Ayeng 17 Jul 2025 https://tribune.net.ph/2025/07/16/marina-calls-for-matching-skills-inves...

The Philippines supports the Generic Interim Guidelines on Training for Seafarers on Ships Using Alternative Fuels and Technologies.

‘I thought I was going to die’: sailor recounts Huthi attack in Red Sea
AFP July 17, 2025 https://www.macaubusiness.com/i-thought-i-was-going-to-die-sailor-recoun...

Filipino seafarer Cocoy was off-duty and resting in his cabin when the captain’s voice boomed over the intercom of the cargo ship: “We are under attack”.

The disease of seafaring
Sam Chambers July 17, 2025 https://splash247.com/the-disease-of-seafaring/

Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, reports on disturbing deaths at sea figures tallied by the International Labour Organization.

ITF Reports “Disturbing Surge” in Seafarer Abandonment in 2025
Jul 16, 2025 https://maritime-executive.com/article/itf-reports-disturbing-surge-in-s...

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released its latest tally on cases of seafarer abandonment, reporting what it called a “disturbing surge” in cases so far in 2025. The figures show an increase of a third over the record numbers reported in 2024, with the ITF demanding accountability.