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Stakeholders laud Marina effort in ‘White List’
RAFFY AYENG May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/stakeholders-laud-marina-effort-in-white-lis...

Maritime stakeholders, particularly manning agencies, lauded the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) for its continuing efforts to maintain the country’s reputation as the leading provider of maritime professionals and securing our spot in the International Maritime Organization’s”(IMO) White List”.

Fire on ship off Spain's Mallorca mostly extinguished: rescuers
May 15, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-ship-fire/cargo-ship-on-fire-ne...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish emergency services have largely put out a fire aboard a vehicle transport ship off the island of Mallorca after some of the crew were airlifted to safety earlier on Wednesday.

North Korea says the US stole it’s cargo ship, demands its return
Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes May 15, 2019 https://warisboring.com/north-korea-says-the-us-stole-its-cargo-ship-dem...

North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of “robbery” for seizing a cargo ship and demanded the vessel’s return in the latest sign of rising tensions that threaten to scuttle nuclear talks.

Intl congress for PH seafarers, families set
May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/intl-congress-for-ph-seafarers-families-set/...

The Philippines is the largest supplier of seafarers globally, out of the 1.6 million seafarers on internationally trading merchant ships. The country is also the second biggest contributor of maritime officers, according to the International Chamber of Shipping.

ISWAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROGER HARRIS: Promoting social justice at sea
YASHIKA F. TORIB May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/promoting-social-justice-at-sea/554928/

Globetrotting lifestyle. Adventure-filled job. Lucrative career offers. These are some of the common reasons why thousands of young men and women flock to maritime institutions every year with high hopes of working onboard ships and making it big in the global maritime industry.

Marino party-list expected to take 2 seats in Congress
GENIVI FACTAO May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/marino-party-list-expected-to-take-2-seats-i...

The Marino party-list, an organization of Filipino seafarers, is expected to have two seats in Congress, thanks to the endorsement of President Duterte.

Seafarers and Hernia
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO |May 14,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/234009/seafarers-and-hernia

Hernia is considered as one of the common seafarer’s illness as lifting heavy weight is a normal part of daily routine on board the vessel.

A five-year study by Dr Nicomedes Cruz, a Manila-based surgeon, of the causes of medical repatriation among Filipino seafarers revealed that inguinal hernia ranked fifth as the most common illness out of the 5,315 seafarers studied.

Almirante: Seafarer’s total, permanent disability benefits
DOMINADOR A. ALMIRANTE May 10, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1805084

RESPONDENT Dante C. Segui was hired by petitioner Abosta Shipmanagement Corp. as an able seaman on board the vessel M/V Grand Quest starting June 16, 2009.

During his employment, he would be on duty more than 12 hours a day, resulting in extreme fatigue and exhaustion. On Oct. 26, 2018, while on duty, he felt cramps followed by severe back pain.

Shipowners Seek to Slow Services to Meet Emissions Limits
13/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipowners-seek-to-slow-services-to...

Looming new environmental regulations are triggering sharp divisions in the shipping industry between vessel operators investing billions of dollars to reduce emissions and others who want to stave off the financial impact by simply slowing down ships.

Maritime Workers Rally Globally to “Save Australian Shipping”
2019-05 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/maritime-workers-rally-global...