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World Bank: PH has to upgrade seafarers' skills to take advantage of global shortage
Lois Calderon, CNN Philippines Mar 22, 2023 http://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2023/3/22/World-Bank-PH-upgrade-s...

Long Saga Of An Abandoned Vessel’s Crew Members Finally Comes To An End
MI News Network March 23, 2023 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/the-long-saga-of-an-abandone...

Stranded and abandoned at sea for about six months, their vessel swinging at anchor via storms in Portland Bay, baking beneath a summer sun and rolling on vicious swells, the small crew had very few means available to them.

Abandoned Crew Heads Home After Chinese Livestock Carrier is Sold
Mar 22, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/abandoned-crew-heads-home-after-c...

Last of the crew stuck aboard for six months left Australia today (ITF photo)

Human capital will make the difference in digitalising maritime
Gary Howard | Mar 24, 2023 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/sustainability-green-technology/human-...

While the technology takes the headlines, talent will be the driver of digital acceleration in maritime, according to an industry panel.

2023 is a year of acceleration for the maritime industry - ABS
Gary Howard | Mar 22, 2023 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/2023-year-acceleration-mari...

Preparing for rapid technology advancement and regulatory change in the maritime industry cannot be business as usual, according to ABS.

Shipping braces for reputation hammering as dark fleet accidents proliferate
Sam Chambers March 22, 2023 https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-reputation-hammering-as-dark-f...

Shipping is braced for a reputation hammering in the event of a major dark fleet “oil on feathers” incident.

US coalition deploys drones to protect merchant shipping in the Middle East
Sam Chambers March 23, 2023 https://splash247.com/us-coalition-deploys-drones-to-protect-merchant-sh...

Up to 100 drones are being deployed to patrol along 8,000 km of busy shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula, a stretch of water that has had severe security issues in recent years.

PH, Netherlands agree to boost maritime ties
Genivi Verdejo March 22, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/03/22/business/maritime/ph-netherlands-...

THE Philippines and the Netherlands have agreed to bridge the gap and address issues in their maritime cooperation activities, as both countries recognized the importance of employing 10,000 seafarers for the Dutch fleet.

Op-Ed: Befriending Stowaways Puts Seafarers at Risk
Simon Hodgkinson Mar 20, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/op-ed-befriending-stowaways-pu...

Philippines, US denounce China’s ‘gray-zone activities’ in contested waters
Jason Gutierrez and Basilio Sepe 2023.03.21 https://www.benarnews.org/english/news/philippine/us-china-gray-zone-sou...

Washington and Manila have accused Beijing of “gray zone activities,” or coercion, in the disputed South China Sea, including the “massing” of dozens of Chinese ships near a Philippine-occupied territory.