MANILA - The government must explore ways to reduce fees paid by foreign shipping firms when hiring Filipino seafarers to avoid a decline in employment numbers, a stakeholder said on Friday.
A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), following an extensive review process, has identified South Africa as a high potential location for sourcing new crew members for its fleet of 280 full-owned and operated container vessels
IN the guise of protecting mariners, the inclusion of an escrow provision in the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers is unconstitutional and anti-labor.
Albanian police on Monday seized a Liberian-registered ship carrying some 22,500 tons of petroleum near Durres and arrested the crew, suspecting the oil is from Russia.
A 30-year-old cadet was found hanged inside his cabin on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship on Friday, state-run broadcaster ERT reported. The man was a foreign national.
Workplace Safety Screenings (WSS), the leading provider of workplace health and safety services, is pleased to announce the establishment of Port Health, a seafarer-focused healthcare venture, headquartered in Houston, Texas.
