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UK Expands Efforts to Support Green Shipping with $100M in New Funding
Feb 6, 2023 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/uk-expands-efforts-to-support...

Panama cargo vessel catches fire off Vietnam's southern coast
Truong Ha February 5, 2023 https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/panama-cargo-vessel-catches-fire-off-v...

A Panama vessel carrying 4,530 cars from South Korea to Singapore caught fire and has been left drifting in the waters off Vung Tau.

Fire engulfed the AH SHIN vessel as it was moving along Vietnam’s south-central coast on Sunday.

Fire Erupts in Containers Toppled by Earthquake at Turkish Port
Mike Schuler February 6, 2023 https://gcaptain.com/fire-erupts-in-containers-toppled-by-earthquake-at-...

A fire has erupted in containers toppled at the Port of Iskenderun by the powerful earthquakes that rocked Turkey Monday .

7 key deals expected from BBM’s Japan trip
Jocelyn Montemayor - February 2, 2023 https://malaya.com.ph/news_news/7-key-deals-expected-from-bbms-japan-trip/

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PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. is set to go on an official visit to Japan on February 8 to 12 during which at least seven key agreements between Manila and Tokyo will be signed along with several business deals, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

Ports confused by new crew change policies in China
3rd February, 2023 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/law-regulation-trade/ports-confused-by-ne...

CHINA has lifted its crew change restrictions, but ports are confused about the change and shore leave is still prohibited, according to the International Chamber of Shipping.

Ship owners struggle to retain seafarers
Nguyen Trang – Translated by Anh Quan/SGGPO February 2, 2023 https://www.sggpnews.org.vn/ship-owners-struggle-to-retain-seafarers-pos...

Due to a shortage of fishermen, ship owners had to find workers many months ago and had to provide cash advances to keep them

SC says illness must be tied to work to justify payment
John Victor D. Ordoñez February 3, 2023 https://www.bworldonline.com/labor-and-management/2023/02/03/502690/sc-s...

THE Supreme Court (SC) has upheld an appeals court decision that rejecting a seafarer’s claim for permanent disability benefits after he was diagnosed with sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes and tonsilitis.

Shipowners want local seafarers excluded from proposed maritime Magna Carta
Feb 3, 2023 https://www.rappler.com/nation/shipowners-want-local-seafarers-excluded-...

improve the local industry and the plight of Filipino seafarers

CEBU, Philippines – Local shipowners and executives want seafarers of domestic vessels excluded for the proposed Magna Carta intended to lift Philippine maritime industry to international standards.

Seafarer Happiness Shows Steady Upward Trend
Feb 1, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-happiness-shows-steady-u...

After prolonged periods of despair occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 marked a year of recovery for seafarer welfare with happiness levels rising across the board to new highs according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index.

China leads globally in ship orders, output
02/02/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-leads-globally-in-ship-orders...

China remained the world’s leading shipbuilder in 2022, grabbing the largest market share and making breakthroughs in high-end ship models.