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Seafarers win collective bargaining breakthrough in Iran
https://www.itfglobal.org/en/stories/seafarers-win-collective-bargaining...

An ITF-affiliated seafarers’ union based in Iran has achieved a major organising victory.

The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate (IMMS) has won a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) for seafarers working for Iran’s five largest shipping companies.

The majority of ageing tankers now engaged in shadow operations
Sam Chambers October 21, 2024 https://splash247.com/majority-of-ageing-tankers-now-engaged-in-shadow-o...

Nearly two in three vintage tankers have carried Iranian, Venezuelan or Russian cargoes this year.

Panama orders immediate cancellation of all sanctioned vessels
Bojan Lepic October 21, 2024 https://splash247.com/panama-orders-immediate-cancellation-of-all-sancti...

The president of Panama Jose Raul Molino has issued an executive decree which will see the Panama Ship Registry, the second-largest shipping registry in the world, cancel any vessel on international sanction lists.

Greek dock workers block military cargo ship headed for Israel
JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 21, 2024 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-825469

The union workers stopped the truck holding 21 tons of ammunition meant to be loaded onto a ship bound for Israel.

Greek dock workers in Piraeus prevented the loading of a container ship with military supplies for Israel on Thursday, BalkanInsight reported.

Four Crew Lost as Overloaded Russian Cargo Ship Capsizes
Oct 21, 2024 https://maritime-executive.com/article/four-crew-lost-as-overloaded-russ...

Russian cargo ship capsized in the frigid waters off Sakhalin island on Friday (Marine Rescue Service photos)

Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers: Landmark law for 2024
Yashika F. Torib October 22, 2024 https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/10/22/tmt-anniversary/magna-carta-of-fi...

THIS year's celebration of the Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month or Mana Mo is marked by the momentous signing of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

The law has been signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sept. 23, 2024.

Marina web-based systems attacked
Franco Jose C. Baroña https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/national/marina-web-based-systems-attacke...

MANILA, Philippines — THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) confirmed on Monday that four of its web-based systems were attacked and compromised on Sunday, June 16.

Personal Remittances Up by 3.2 Percent YoY in July 2024; January to July 2024 Remittances Reach US$21.5 Billion
September 16, 2024 https://www.bsp.gov.ph/SitePages/MediaAndResearch/MediaDisp.aspx?ItemId=...

4 Pinoy seafarers iti bulk carrier nga inatake ti Houthi idiay Red Sea, nakaawiden iti Pilipinas
Bombo Jaycesheryl Paet - October 15, 2024 https://vigan.bomboradyo.com/4-pinoy-seafarers-iti-bulk-carrier-nga-inat...

Nakasangpeten iti pagilian dagiti uppat a Filipino crewmen iti maysa a bulk carrier a natamaan ti maysa a missile ngaimpabanto ti Houthi rebels iti Red Sea.

Poor communication contributed to seafarer ventilation shaft death, MAIB finds
9 October 2024 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/poor-communication-cont...

A report from the UK Maritime Accident Investigation Bureau (MAIB) into the death of a seafarer, who was killed by a 10m fall down a ventilation shaft, has found that poor communication and poor safety practices onboard contributed to the accident.