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Solving the maritime recruitment crisis: why salary rises are not enough
Phil Parry August 26, 2022 https://splash247.com/solving-the-maritime-recruitment-crisis-why-salary...

Phil Parry, chairman of Spinnaker, writes for Splash today on hiring priorities.

Quebec maritime workers strike
Katy LeRougetel Vol. 86/No. 32 September 5, 2022 https://themilitant.com/2022/08/27/97554/

SOREL, Quebec — “After 10 years of service, I earn just $22.16 dollars [US$17] an hour,” Pascal Delisle said on the picket line in front of Ocean Towing Aug. 21. Eight members of United Steelworkers Local 9599 have been on strike here since June 20. These sailors provide staff transfer and guidance services to ships coming into port.

Safety certificate of ferry that caught fire in Batangas suspended
CNN Philippines Staff Aug 27, 2022 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/transportation/2022/8/27/MARINA-suspends-...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 27) — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Regional Office IV has suspended the passenger ship safety certificate of MV Asia Philippines, which caught fire near Batangas Port on Friday.

Magna carta for Filipino seafarers pushed
Javier Joe Ismael August 28, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/28/news/national/magna-carta-for-fil...

SEN. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Saturday pushed for the passage of the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers as he emphasized the need to recognize the rights and contributions of the country's seafarers.

7,000 seafarers kailangan ng isang manning agency
Aug 26 2022

Nangangailangan ng 7,000 seafarers sa mga sumusunod na buwan ang isang manning agency. Halos balik-normal na kasi ang cruise ship industry kaya malaki ang pangangailangan sa mga seafarer. Nagpa-Patrol, Zen Hernandez. TV Patrol, Biyernes, 26 Agosto 2022.

panoorin dito ang balita: https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/26/22/7000-seafarers-kailangan-ng...

Two still missing from MV Asia Philippines ferry fire in Batangas — Coast Guard
August 27, 2022 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/08/27/2205544/two-still-missing-...

MANILA, Philippines — Two passengers are still missing from the MV Asia Philippines ferry that caught fire off a Batangas port on Friday evening, the Philippine Coast Guard disclosed.

UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement
Agence France-Presse / August 27, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1654103/un-session-on-high-seas-biodiversi...

UNITED NATIONS – UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.

Chinese state-run defence firm revealed as VLCC owner
Sam Chambers August 26, 2022 https://splash247.com/chinese-state-run-defence-firm-revealed-as-vlcc-ow...

State-run China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp (CASIC) is a tanker owner, shuttling oil back home from Venezuela.

MARINA advises onboard seafarers holding expired certs to apply for revalidation
Susan De Leon August 26, 2022 https://pia.gov.ph/news/2022/08/26/marina-advises-onboard-seafarers-hold...

Investing In Seafarer Wellbeing: The Right Thing To Do
28 Aug 2022 https://www.lr.org/en/insights/articles/investing-in-seafarer-wellbeing/

Standfirst: Eastern Pacific Shipping’s Life at Sea Programme aims to improve the long term mental and physical wellbeing of its 6000-strong and growing workforce. Here, CEO Cyril Ducau explains the thinking behind the organisation’s approach.