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Marcos thanks int’l maritime council for supporting PH’s seafaring industry
Betheena Unite December 13, 2022, https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/13/marcos-thanks-intl-maritime-council-for-sup...

Cruise demand for crew is high but supply is low
December 14, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/12/14/business/maritime/cruise-demand-f...

THE Philippines has more than enough pool of qualified crew for international cruise ships, but only a few are willing to return to sea, said Katherine Avelino, executive director of Business Development, Shipping, and senior vice president for Cruise Operations at Philippine Transmarine Carriers Inc.

MOL signs up for Elon Musk’s Starlink
Sam Chambers December 12, 2022 https://splash247.com/mol-signs-up-for-elon-musks-starlink/

Shipping’s satellite communications shake-up is now in full swing with Elon Musk disrupting the existing dominant players.

Japan’s largest shipowner in dwt terms, Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced it will start trial use of the Starlink service offered by Musk’s SpaceX company.

Marcos orders creation of panel to address deployment concerns of Filipino seafarers
December 13, 2022 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/content/854376/marcos-orders...

Ship welfare visitor Jun Ranario on how German cooking got him into a maritime career and his deep commitment to seafarer welfare
12 December 2022 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/telegraph/ship-welfare-visit...

China eases anti-covid measures for seafarers and port workers
Katherine Si | Dec 09, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/china-eases-anti-covid-meas...

Following major anti-Covid policy adjustments, China is loosening Covid-control measures for seafarers and workers from the port sector.

PH determined to comply with EU standards for seafarers
Azer Parrocha December 12, 2022, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1190546

MANILA – The national government will do “everything” to address deficiencies in local seafarer training and education to prevent job losses among Filipino seafarers deployed to work for European Union (EU) vessels, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said Sunday.

Shipping on alert as crude tanker fired on in Gulf of Guinea
Gary Dixon 12 December 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/shipping-on-alert-as-crude-tanker...

Vessel increased speed to avoid attack after loading in Cameroon

Vessels have been put on high alert in the Gulf of Guinea after pirates fired on a crude tanker.

What working onboard means: Seafarers’ POV
The Editorial Team December 12, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/cm-what-working-onboard-means-seafarers-pov/

(Download open access book The World of the Seafarer:Qualitative Accounts of Working in the Global Shipping Industry, 2021 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-49825-2.pdf?pdf=...)

Tankers, crimes, and fortunes
Andrew Craig-Bennett December 12, 2022 https://splash247.com/tankers-crimes-and-fortunes/

Andrew Craig-Bennett delves into the past as he worries about today’s growing dark fleet.

Balzac never wrote, “Behind every fortune there is a crime”.

He wrote, in Le Père Goriot, in 1834, “Le secret des grandes fortunes sans cause apparente est un crime oublié, parce qu’il a été proprement fait”.