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Our Lady of the Sea
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO - | July 19,2022 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/453624/our-lady-of-the-sea

Faith is the most powerful weapon in overcoming difficult emotional or even dangerous conditions and in making life at sea bearable in many ways.

Intensifying private sector consultation
Atty. Brenda V. Pimentel July 20, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/20/business/maritime/intensifying-pr...

Long overdue reforms for a sustainable maritime sector
Andrew J. Masigan - July 20, 2022 | https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/07/20/2196579/long-overdue-reforms...

IMB Confirms Piracy Decline in Gulf of Guinea
18 July 2022 https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/07/18/imb-confirms-piracy-dec...

Cyprus: MPs improve rules for seafarers, training
18/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cyprus-mps-improve-rules-for-seafar...

Parliament passed a bill that sets clearer rules for maritime courses, clarifies the calculation and proof of seafarers’ service at sea and regulates the revalidation of the certificates of captains of coastal and small passenger vessels.

Promoting safety culture
18/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/promoting-safety-culture/

CSM partners with Kadmos to automate crews’ salary payouts
19/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/csm-partners-with-kadmos-to-automat...

Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has announced a partnership with Berlin-based Fintech Kadmos to automate and digitalize its seafarers’ salary payouts. With a growing demand for better payment options that increase security and transparency,

SAR evacuates body of Filipino seafarer who died in work accident
14th July 2022 https://en.antaranews.com/news/239393/sar-evacuates-body-of-filipino-sea...

Ship catches fire off the coast of Lapu-Lapu, two hurt
Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro - | July 16,2022

Two out crew members of a ship, which has caught fire off the seas of Barangay Punta Engaño, Lapu-Lapu City, were injured on Saturday dawn, July 16, 2022. They were brought to the hospital for treatment. | Photo courtesy of PCG-7 via Pegeen Maisie Sararaña

Greek ports privatisation moves ahead
Sam Chambers July 15, 2022 https://splash247.com/greek-ports-privatisation-moves-ahead/

Greece’s ongoing port privatisation plans have turned to Alexandroupolis in the far northeast of the country near Bulgaria and Turkey.

A July 29 deadline has been set for bids to take over the port while investors are also being sought for the northwestern port of Igoumenitsa for which an August 5 deadline has been given.