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Marina chief: Prioritize mental health in MET
Yashika F. Torib January 15, 2025 https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/01/15/business/maritime/marina-chief-pr...

EXISTING mental health efforts in the maritime education and training sector must be aligned with the ongoing updates to global maritime standards.

Audit finds more than 80% of sanctioned ships have no confirmed insurance
Sam Chambers January 10, 2025 https://splash247.com/audit-finds-more-than-80-of-sanctioned-ships-have-...

Eight crew rescued after Malaysia-registered tanker sinks in Singapore waters
Bernama - January 13, 2025 https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2025/01/1159996/eight-crew-rescued-af...

SINGAPORE: All eight crew members of the sunken Malaysia-registered tanker Silver Sincere were rescued by the Indonesia-registered freighter Intan Daya 368 in Singapore's territorial waters near Pedra Branca on Sunday.

Freighter sinks off Vietnam; all 18 crew members rescued in S’pore-coordinated effort
Raul Dancel Jan 11, 2025 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/freighter-sinks-off-vietnam-all-1...

SINGAPORE - All 18 crew members of a freighter that sank off the coast of Vietnam have been rescued, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Jan 11.

Rare illness on board? Nearly 30 crew members sickened on small cruise ship
Nathan Diller Jan 10, 2025 https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2025/01/10/outbreak-cruise...

Nearly 30 people got sick with gastrointestinal illness on a small Sea Cloud Cruises ship.

Tanker sinks in Singapore waters off Pedra Branca, all crew members rescued
13 Jan 2025 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/malaysian-tanker-ship-sinks-pe...

SINGAPRE: All crew members of a Malaysia-registered tanker were rescued after the ship sank in Singapore's territorial waters off Pedra Branca on Sunday (Jan 12).

Essential Marine workers. ‘Don’t criminalise seafarers’
TE Raja Simhan - January 12, 2025 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/dont-criminalise-...

BIMCO chief Nikolaus Schues on caring right for seafarers, the ‘backbone of shipping’

Terrifying record number of seafarers left to rot at sea
Sam Chambers January 10, 2025 https://splash247.com/terrifying-record-number-of-seafarers-left-to-rot-...

Cases of crew abandonment more than doubled last year from 2023’s record levels to set an alarming new high with experts linking the rise to the ongoing growth of the so-called shadow fleet.

Doris Ho comes to the aid of Lorenzo Shipping
Sam Chambers January 9, 2025 https://splash247.com/doris-ho-comes-to-the-aid-of-lorenzo-shipping/

Philippine carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corp has received a P270m ($4.6m) financial lifeline from majority shareholder, Doris Ho-led National Marine Corp.

National Marine has bought 270m new shares of Lorenzo Shipping at P1 each, much of which will go to pay loss-making Lorenzo’s belated fuel bills.

Number of falsely flagged ships doubles in the space of 22 months
Sam Chambers January 10, 2025 https://splash247.com/number-of-falsely-flagged-ships-doubles-in-the-spa...

The UK is leading a bid to stamp out falsely flagged ships at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).