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Intl seafaring nations pattern SID Card after PH
Yashika F. Torib December 11, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/12/11/news/national/intl-seafaring-nati...

THE Seafarers’ Identity Document (SID) Card of Filipinos is now used as the standard SID template by foreign seafaring nations.

6th crew change hub activated in Batangas Port
Betheena Unite December 11, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/11/6th-crew-change-hub-activated-in-batangas-p...

A crew change hub in Batangas Port, the sixth in the country, was activated Friday.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) activated the crew change hub following a simulation and dry-run of crew change hub operations at the Batangas Port.
(Department of Transportation – Philippines FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN)

Brazilian prosecutor seeks to freeze Maersk assets over corruption allegations
Jason Jiang December 14, 2020 https://splash247.com/brazilian-prosecutor-seeks-to-freeze-maersk-assets...

The Brazilian federal prosecutor has pressed charges against Maersk and its former executives over allegations regarding the payment of bribes to the country’s national oil company Petrobras, Reuters reports.

House panel OKs bill declaring PMMA as nat’l maritime academy
Charissa Luci-Atienza December 10, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/10/house-panel-oks-bill-declaring-pmma-as-natl...

The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education approved Thursday a bill seeking to declare the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) as national maritime academy.

8 rescued, 3 dead and 5 missing after ship collides and sinks
2020-12-14 http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/14/WS5fd6c58ba31024ad0ba9b9d3.html

Eight crew members have been saved, three dead, and five are still missing after a container ship with 16 personnel sank in a collision around midnight on Sunday, according to the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration.

Maersk sued in Brazil over alleged Petrobras bribes
11 December 2020

The allegations are similar to ones prosecutors made in August against two former Maersk executives

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Over 300,000 OFWs repatriated since start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Cristina Eloisa Baclig - December 14, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/192685/over-300000-ofws-repatriated-si...

MANILA, Philippines — Over 300,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) have been repatriated since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced.

Sailors’ Society’s unique helpline service provides mental health support to more than 12,000 seafarers
11/12/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sailors-societys-unique-helpline-se...

Sailors’ Society, one of the largest seafarer welfare charities in the world, is providing mental health support to more than 12,000 seafarers via its new ‘Ship Connect’ helpline service.

‘Inexperienced foreign’ crew at fault for Australian bunker spill, says union
Rhys Berry 11 December 2020 https://www.bunkerspot.com/asia/52005-asia-pacific-inexperienced-foreign...

Standing up for stranded seafarers on UN Human Rights Day
11/12/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/standing-up-for-stranded-seafarers-...