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NYK Begins Payment of Seafarers’ Salaries in Digital Currency

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 16:28 — helmsman

NYK Begins Payment of Seafarers’ Salaries in Digital Currency
Baibhav Mishra -June 10, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/news/nyk-begins-payment-of-seafarers-salaries-in-d...

An NYK Group ship-management subsidiary has begun to pay seafarers’ salaries in digital currency issued by MarCoPay Inc., a joint venture of NYK and the Transnational Diversified Group in the Philippines.

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ITF battles for crew wage payments as abandonments soar

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 16:26 — helmsman

ITF battles for crew wage payments as abandonments soar
June 10, 2021 https://shipinsight.com/articles/itf-battles-for-crew-wage-payments-as-a...

‘Tip of the iceberg’: ITF inspectors recover $45m in seafarers’ wages amidst record-high abandonments.

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Massive cargo ship catches on fire in Sri Lanka

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 16:22 — helmsman

X-Press Pearl: The 'toxic ship' that caused an environmental disaster
Ranga Sirilal and Andreas Illmer 10 June 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57395693

Earlier last month, a cargo ship carrying chemicals caught fire off the coast of Sri Lanka - leaving in its wake an environmental disaster that the island will likely have to live with for decades.

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U.S. Navy rescues 15 crew from sinking cargo ship off Somalia

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 16:05 — helmsman

U.S. Navy rescues 15 crew from sinking cargo ship off Somalia
CGTN Africa - 15 July 2021 https://africa.cgtn.com/2021/06/10/u-s-navy-rescues-15-crew-from-sinking...

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AMOSUP opens facilities for seafarer vaccination

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:28 — helmsman

AMOSUP opens facilities for seafarer vaccination
Yashika F. Torib June 9, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/09/business/maritime/amosup-opens-fa...

The vaccination program for Filipino seafarers will start rolling out this month with the Association of Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) opening its facilities nationwide as the venue of inoculation.

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Prioritize seafarers' welfare

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:23 — helmsman

Prioritize seafarers' welfare
Ambassador Carlos Salinas June 9, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/09/business/maritime/prioritize-seaf...

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Pushing boundaries for Filipina seafarers

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:22 — helmsman

Pushing boundaries for Filipina seafarers
Yashika F. Torib June 9, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/09/business/maritime/pushing-boundar...

Third Officer Abigail Chin started sailing as a child.

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Marina hastens digitalization to ease transaction with stakeholders

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 12:19 — helmsman

Marina hastens digitalization to ease transaction with stakeholders
By Carmela I. Huelar June 9, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/09/business/maritime/marina-hastens-...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has somehow hastened the move of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) towards digitalization and the shift to online technology.