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Coast Guard finds claims of Chinese boat crew ‘suspicious’
Frances Mangosing - February 08, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1726773/coast-guard-finds-claims-of-chines...

Seafaring jobs at stake
Myla Iglesias - February 6, 2023 https://malaya.com.ph/news_business/seafaring-jobs-at-stake/

Painting job Filipino seafarers on board a shipping vessel to Russia MARINA Photo

Seafarers seize ship over owed wages and owner neglect
Grant Rowles February 8, 2023 https://splash247.com/seafarers-seize-ship-over-owed-wages-and-owner-neg...

Four seafarers, with assistance from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), have seized a cargo ship off the port of Dakar in Senegal after months without pay and mounting danger to their lives.

Number of crew abandonment cases hits new high
Grant Rowles February 8, 2023 https://splash247.com/number-of-crew-abandonment-cases-hits-new-high/

Upwards of 1,682 seafarers coming from 103 vessels were cast adrift as 2022 became the worst year on record for reported cases of seafarer abandonment, according to RightShip.

House tackles Blue Economy Act; PH eyed as maritime ‘powerhouse’
Raymund Antonio February 7, 2023 https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/07/house-tackles-blue-economy-act-ph-eyed-as-m...

The House Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, Feb. 7, began its initial deliberation on the proposed Blue Economy Act that seeks to establish a framework to sustainably develop, manage, and protect the Philippines’ marine and water resources.

Revolutionizing the seafaring profession for Filipinos
Yashika F. Torib February 8, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/08/business/maritime/revolutionizing...

SHIPS are commonly seen as floating giants of steel, massive islands of storage that transport people and goods around the world. They are valued for their worth on global trade and economy, so much so that a single day of a slump is deemed unimaginable by countries.

NMP offers 2 new STCW courses
Yashika F. Torib February 8, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/02/08/business/maritime/nmp-offers-2-ne...

THE National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) has created two new training courses for crew members manning passenger ships.

PCG-CHED deal on shipboard training monitoring signed
Alec Go/PTV NewsFebruary 2, 2023 https://ptvnews.ph/pcg-ched-deal-on-shipboard-training-monitoring-signed/

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday, Feb. 2, that it signed an agreement with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) regarding the monitoring of maritime students’ shipboard training.

DOTr vows to save 49,000 Pinoy seafarers jobs
Emmie V. Abadilla February 4, 2023 https://mb.com.ph/2023/02/04/dotr-vows-to-save-49000-pinoy-seafarers-jobs/

The government is working to save the jobs of 49,000 Filipino seafarers aboard European ships and the $7 billion they send home each year, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista stated Saturday, February 4.

Advocates come together to help sailors stuck for months on tugboats in Quebec port
Morgan Lowrie February 6, 2023 https://www.ohscanada.com/advocates-come-together-to-help-sailors-stuck-...

Groups that advocate for seafarers are expressing concern for 11 sailors who are spending a harsh Quebec winter aboard three tugboats that have been detained for months in the port of Trois-Rivieres.