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India’s shipbuilding industry has to grow further: Nitin Gadkari
01/11/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/indias-shipbuilding-industry-has-to...

Union Minister of Shipping Nitin Gadkari said India has a long way to go in terms of its share in global ship making sector. He was addressing a gathering as part of the ground-breaking ceremony of the new 310-metre dry dock at Cochin Shipyard Ltd on Tuesday.

115 Coast Guard personnel to take over Customs
Oct 30, 2018 http://politics.com.ph/115-coast-guard-personnel-to-take-over-customs/

MANILA — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to deploy around 115 personnel to take over positions at the Bureau of Customs (BOC).

This, after President Rodrigo Duterte decided to place the agency under military control due to the issue of the multi-billion shabu that slipped into the country.

Pirates Kidnap 11 Cargo Ship Crew
October 30, 2018 http://www.maritimeherald.com/2018/pirates-kidnap-11-cargo-ship-crew/

Only nine people survived the abduction, stayed aboard the ship and are now in safe waters.

Off the coast of Nigeria, an area where pirate attacks on ships passing by are quite frequent, eleven crew members were seized from a large cargo and transport boat after being attacked by these ruffians from the sea.

7 Filipino seafarers freed a month after Nigeria abduction
Paterno Esmaquel II October 30, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/215605-filipino-seafarers-released-nigeri...

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs welcomes the release of the 7 overseas Filipino workers kidnapped aboard the Swiss vessel MV Glarus

Ready for ‘Ghost Ships’
Samuel P. Medenilla - October 29, 2018

In Photo: The $25-million Yara Birkeland, a ship which will run autonomously without the requirement of a support crew and will generate zero emissions, has gone into production and will see the light of day this year.

Seafarers’ mental health take center stage at SM
October 30, 2018 http://www.manilastandard.net/spotlight/279299/seafarers-mental-health-t...

Hundreds of Filipino seafarers attended “Kumusta, Kabaro?”, a comprehensive mental health program launched by GOLD Foundation and SM Global Pinoy.

More Pinoy seamen eyed for Zeaborn fleet
GENIVI FACTAO October 30, 2018 https://www.manilatimes.net/more-pinoy-seamen-eyed-for-zeaborn-fleet/459...

Zeaborn Ship Management, the seventh largest ship management company in the world will be employing more Filipino seafarers, as the company expands its fleet from 150 ships to 250 in the coming years.

Osteoarthritis as a compensable seafarer’s illness
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO |October 29,2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/201215/osteoarthritis-as-a-compensabl...

Degenerative changes of the spine, also known as osteoarthritis, is considered as a work-related. due to the seafarer’s performance of tasks that clearly involved unduly heavy physical labor and joint strain.

‘Rosita’ grounds 1,500 passengers in various ports
Aerol John Pateña October 29, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1052454

MANILA -- More than a thousand passengers have been stranded in ports across Luzon and Visayas as Typhoon Rosita moves closer to the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Monday.

Shipowners Warn on E.U. Regulation of Seafarer Working Conditions
2018-10-29 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/shipowners-warn-on-e-u-regula...

The shipowner organization Danish Shipping has warned that E.U. plans could mean additional financial and administrative burdens for the industry if seafarers are brought under the rules set out in the E.U. directive on transparent and predictable working conditions.