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Seafair launches first digital platform for end-to-end crew management
June 8, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/08/business/maritime/seafair-launche...

TECHNOLOGY startup company Seafair officially launched this June, its crew management platform, a cloud-based, user-friendly software product that aims to radically transform the experience of stakeholders involved in maritime crewing.

Hanjin shipyard collapse leaves FIRB wary on future incentive grants
Tobias Jared Tomas June 7, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/economy/2022/06/07/453455/hanjin-shipyard-c...

THE Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) said it will have to evaluate grants of incentives more thoroughly in the wake of the 2019 collapse of Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines, Inc. (HHIC-Phil), the operator of a shipyard in Subic Bay.

War and pandemic ‘good for shipping’
Declan Bush 06 Jun 2022

War, inflation, sanctions and regulatory uncertainty are leading toward new trade routes and longer tonne-miles for operators

Olympic Shipping’s Karageorgiou: We need to train seafarers to work in a data-driven world
Eric Priante Martin 6 June 2022

Chief executive of Onassis family-controlled shipowner says digitalisation will diminish the importance of the seafarer

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The Mission To Seafarers ‘Adventure Race Japan’ Has Attracted Support From The Global Shipping Industry For Seafarers’ Welfare
07/06/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-mission-to-seafarers-adventure-...

Long-term plan for seafarers needed
Rey Gamboa - June 7, 2022 | https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/06/07/2186509/long-term-plan-seaf...

In the Philippines, the workings of the bureaucracy proceeds at its own pace, and there is little one can do to hurry it, no matter how grave the consequences of poor action. There is no glaring example better than what is happening to our seafarer training.

Colleagues call for compensation after three seafarers die in tanker sinking
Gary Dixon 6 June 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/colleagues-call-for-compensati...

Master of Cetus died of a heart attack during the rescue, while two other crew members lost in the Caribbean

Three crew members have died in a tanker sinking in the Caribbean, prompting calls from colleagues for compensation to be paid.

Oil Tankers Make Rare Mid-Atlantic Switch of Russian Crude Cargo
Julian Lee June 6, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-06/oil-tankers-make-rare...

Shippers of Russian crude are turning to unusual methods to move cargoes displaced from Europe over much longer distances to new customers. The most recent example is a ship-to-ship transfer in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Is the ship seaworthy?
Persida Acosta June 7, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/06/07/legal-advice/is-the-ship-seaworth...

May I know the meaning of seaworthy in maritime law? May I also be enlightened as to the so-called limited liability rule? Does it apply in cases of death or injury of passengers due to the ship's unseaworthiness?

Bong

Dear Bong,

Idwal adds crew welfare to vessel inspections
Gary Howard | Jun 06, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/management-crewing/idwal-adds-crew-wel...

Ship inspection company Idwal has added questions on crew welfare to its vessel surveys in a bid to improve conditions for crews.