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36 crew members rescued at sea after two ships catch fire in collision near Pedra Branca
Sarah Koh and Kolette Lim Jul 20, 2024 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/search-and-rescue-for-crew-under-...

SINGAPORE – Thirty-six crew members from two ships were rescued in waters about 55km north-east of Pedra Branca after the vessels caught fire in the early hours of July 19.

Ship Managers Call for Better Reporting as Seafarer Casualty Rate Doubles
Jul 16, 2024 https://maritime-executive.com/article/ship-manages-call-for-better-repo...

Shipping companies impacted around the world by Microsoft outage
Sam Chambers July 19, 2024 https://splash247.com/shipping-companies-impacted-around-the-world-by-mi...

Many shipping companies have been hit by today’s outage of Microsoft, one of the biggest IT outages recorded.

Multiple global businesses have reported failures of their Windows PCs today caused by a failed software update from antivirus company CrowdStrike.

A Filipino injured male medically evacuated off a ship
18 JULY 2024 https://www.nsri.org.za/2024/07/injured-seafarer-medically-evacuated-off...

UN resolution promoting seafarers' rights lauded
Genivi Verdejo July 17, 2024 https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/07/17/business/maritime/un-resolution-p...

HE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) welcomed the adoption of the first-ever resolution on seafarers introduced and adopted during the 56th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Maritime sector urged to protect marine environment, resources
Myla Iglesias - July 17, 2024 https://malaya.com.ph/news_business/maritime-sector-urged-to-protect-mar...

Volunteers pick up trash along the shore of Manila Bay on International Coastal Cleanup Day in Pasay City. (Reuters Photo)

Group asks MARINA: Suspend digitalization
Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon - July 14, 2024 https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-news/2024/07/14/2370064/group-...

CEBU, Philippines — The country's largest shipping association has written to the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) expressing their appeal for the immediate suspension or recall of the implementation of Blockchain Enabled Automated System Technology (BEST).

Philippines seen as maritime investment hub
Pia Lee-Brago 12 July 2024 https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/philippines-seen-as-maritime-inv...

MARINA joins int'l meet on marine casualty probes
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz July 12, 2024 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1228897

MANILA – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has joined other countries in pooling their knowledge to improve safety investigations on marine casualties in a workshop in Busan, South Korea.

18 Filipino Seafarers Rescued From Listing Cargo Ship In The Atlantic Ocean
MI News Network July 10, 2024 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/18-filipino-seafarers-rescue...

Eighteen Filipino seafarers were safely evacuated from the MV Ultra Galaxy, a general cargo vessel that began to list excessively in the Atlantic Ocean northwest of Cape Town.