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Dollars remitted by expatriate Filipinos continue to rise
By: Daxim L. Lucas / PM April 16, 2018

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Dollars sent back home by expatriate Filipinos continued to rise in February on the back of larger remittance volumes from both land- and sea-based workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday.

The central bank data did not indicate if the higher remittances were due to rising number of overseas worker deployments or simply larger amounts being sent home by Filipinos.

Navy seizes smuggled rice from foreign ship near Zamboanga Sibugay
April 15, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/200308-philippine-navy-smuggled-vietnam-r...

The cargo vessel carried 27,180 sacks of Vietnam rice worth P67.950 million, says the Philippine Navy

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy apprehended a foreign ship with 15 crew members for allegedly smuggling rice near Olutanga Island in Zamboanga Sibugay on Saturday, April 14.

Singapore: Singapore Apex Court To Issue Grounds Of Decision Clarifying The Juridical Nature Of Shipping Liens Over Sub-Freights
14/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/singapore-singapore-apex-court-to-i...

Vessel carrying coal sinks near Sundarbans
Hedait Hossain Molla, Khulna April 15, 2018 https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/04/15/coal-laden-car...

In three and a half years, six cargo vessels carrying oil, cement, fertilizer and coal have landed at the bottom of the mangrove forest's rivers

Watch Out, the Robot Shipbuilders Are Coming
Kyunghee Park April 16, 2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-15/robots-in-the-dockyar...

A robot invasion is underway in one of the last labor-intensive industries -- shipbuilding.

PH gov’t suggests several measures to prevent arrest of Filipinos in Indonesia for illegal fishing
Roy Mabasa April 13, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/04/13/ph-govt-suggests-several-measures-to-p...

The Philippine government has recommended several measures to prevent the apprehension of Filipinos in Indonesia for illegal fishing.

‘There was no freak wave’, says passenger on ship from which women fell overboard
Debbie Schipp and Andrew Koubaridis April 13, 2018 http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/incidents/woman-overboard-f...

POLICE have released details of the woman who fell overboard from a P & O cruise ship as passengers reveal their accounts of the tragedy.

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Global union leaders converge to condemn ICTSI
ITF Press Release 12 April 2018

Global unions have once again condemned multinational port operator International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI), for continuing to lower the standards in the global port industry.

48% decrease in piracy incidents in Asia
13/04/18 https://safety4sea.com/48-decrease-in-piracy-incidents-in-asia/

ReCAAP ISC reported that a total 14 incidents, including nine actual incidents and five attempted incidents, were reported in Asia during January-March 2018 compared to 27 incidents that were reported during the same period in 2017.

Firefighting continues on Maersk Honam as it is towed to Dubai
Gavin van Marle 13/04/2018 https://theloadstar.co.uk/firefighting-continues-maersk-honam-towed-dubai/

MSC has advised shippers and freight forwarders with cargo on the fire-stricken Maersk Honam that the vessel remains under tow for Dubai.