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IMO: Digitalisation and regulatory framework of data sharing in the maritime industry
16/12/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/imo-digitalisation-and-regulatory-f...

How a Cocaine-Smuggling Cartel Infiltrated the World’s Biggest Shipping Company
Lauren Etter, Michael Riley December 16, 2022

As MSC grew into a dominant force in global trade, it also became a prime drug-trafficking conduit for Balkan gangs.

In the summer of 2019, Claudio Bozzo, chief operating officer of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., flew 4,000 miles from Geneva to Washington, DC, for a meeting with US Customs and Border Protection. He’d been sent by MSC’s owner, a secretive 82-year-old billionaire named Gianluigi Aponte, to contain a crisis.

Tanker saves two men and a dog from stricken sailboat
Gary Howard | Dec 16, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/casualty/tanker-saves-two-men-and-dog-...

The crew of tanker Silver Muna rescued two men and a dog from a sailboat adrift 200 miles off the coast of the US.

Shipping industry, unions welcome action from President Marcos Jr on key seafarer issues
15/12/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-unions-welcome-ac...

Yesterday, global leaders from organisations representing seafarers, shipowners and other maritime employers, met with His Excellency President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr, as part of his foreign policy tour in Brussels.

Seafarers detained in Egypt for carrying prohibited items
16/12/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-detained-in-egypt-for-car...

Our local correspondent in Egypt reports an increase in cases where seafarers have been detained for carrying prohibited items, such as drones and other “suspicious” electronic devices, in their luggage when embarking or disembarking ships in the country.

Solon confident in Marcos' push to improve seafarers training
Azer Parrocha December 14, 2022 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1190727

MANILA – House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday expressed confidence in efforts of the Marcos administration to comply with the standards of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in three months to address deficiencies in the country’s maritime industry.

PH strict compliance with EMSA seafaring norms assured — Romualdez
Raymund Antonio December 14, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/12/14/ph-strict-compliance-with-emsa-seafaring-no...

House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave his assurance on Tuesday, Dec. 13, that the country will comply with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) standards in three months to address Filipino seafarers’ woes and other concerns.

Tanker Crew Rescues Overdue Sailors Off Delaware
Mike Schuler December 13, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/tanker-crew-rescues-overdue-sailors-off-delaware/

The U.S. Coast Guard is reporting the rescue of two sailors aboard the sailboat Atrevida II following an extensive search covering more than 21,000 miles of ocean involving multiple search and rescue assets.

The Atrevida II was located approximately 214 miles east of Delaware by the crew of the tanker Silver Muna.

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.