Local shipping industry needs competition; logistics cost in Mindanao is 30.32% of production cost, Luzon 17.48%, Visayas 25.08%

Local shipping industry needs competition, say
Nicole Burlas February 12, 2020 https://mindanaotimes.com.ph/2020/02/13/local-shipping-industry-needs-co...

A business leader has pushed for the opening of the domestic shipping industry to foreign companies to ensure competitive rates.

Denmark finds huge cocaine stash on cargo ship; 27 arrested, among them Pinoy seafarer(s?)

Denmark finds huge cocaine stash on cargo ship; 27 arrested
By Louis Casiano 18 Feb 2020 https://www.foxnews.com/world/denmark-finds-huge-cocaine-stash-on-cargo-...

Danish authorities arrested 27 suspected drug smugglers after finding 100 kilograms of cocaine during a bust on a Russia-bound container ship over the weekend.

Diamond Princess: Passengers leave, over 100 Pinoy crewmen remain on board despite gov't repatriation efforts

Passengers begin leaving after ship’s virus quarantine ends
Associated Press / February 19, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1230646/passengers-begin-leaving-after-shi...

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Hundreds of passengers began leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship Wednesday after the end of a much-criticized, two-week quarantine that failed to stop the spread of a new virus among passengers and crew.

Ships Evacuated After Missile Strike Near Tripoli Port

Ships Evacuated After Missile Strike Near Tripoli Port
Ahmed Elumami and Emma Farge/Reuters February 18, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/ships-evacuated-after-missile-strike-near-tripoli-p...

TRIPOLI/GENEVA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said they attacked the sea port of Libya’s capital on Tuesday to target a weapons depot, signaling a new escalation in the battle for control ofTripoli.

Inside Life on the Crew Decks on Coronavirus-Stricken Diamond Princess Cruise Ship; Of the 1,045 crew members on the Diamond Princess, around half, like Gie and Obet, are from the Philippines

Inside Life on the Crew Decks on Coronavirus-Stricken Diamond Princess Cruise Ship
Hillary Leung 17 Feb 2020

Thank you notes to crew in multiple languages are stuck to the door of a cabin aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess ship.Sent to TIME via Gie, a Diamond Princess crew member

Myanmar seaman drowns in Taiwan sea accident

Myanmar seaman drowns in Taiwan sea accident
John Liu , Pei-Hua Yu 17 Feb 2020 https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-seaman-drowns-taiwan-sea-accident.html

aiwan's Coast Guard rescues the Myanmar seaman and the workboat captain. Photo: Taiwan Coast Guard Administration

Seafarers remit $6.5 billion in 2019, up 6.5% from 2018; Philippines is number 4 worldwide

Remittances reach record in 2019
L.W.T. Noble February 18, 2020 https://www.bworldonline.com/remittances-reach-record-in-2019/

MONEY sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached a record high in 2019 despite global uncertainties as higher inflows from other countries offset a decline in remittances from the Middle East.

Marina hit for announcing closure of maritime schools

Marina hit for announcing closure of maritime schools
Yashika F. Torib February 17, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/17/news/national/marina-hit-for-anno...

Some owners and representatives of maritime schools, training centers and manning agencies cried foul over the premature announcement of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) that two-thirds of maritime schools face closure.

Skipper Fined for Being Asleep at the Helm

Skipper Fined for Being Asleep at the Helm
02-17-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/skipper-fined-for-being-aslee...

The director of Wellington-based Megisti Sailing Charters, Timothy James Newman, has been fined NZ$2,500 ($1,600) for being asleep at the wheel of the catamaran MV Megisti when it collided with the Port Howard Wharf in New Zealand.

COVID-19 fears restrict movement of cargo ship crews

COVID-19 fears restrict movement of cargo ship crews
Nilay Syam 15-Feb-2020 https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-15/COVID-19-fears-restrict-movement...

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