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Myanmar tightens overseas travel rules for new seafarers
September 7, 2026 https://asianews.network/myanmar-tightens-overseas-travel-rules-for-new-...

InterManager Outlook: We must stop treating seafarers as the easiest people to blame
Capt. Kuba Szymanski*, 7 Sept 2026 https://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/smi-magazine/intermanager-ou...

When something goes wrong at sea, the first question should always be ‘what happened?’

Too often, however, the first response is ‘who can we blame?’

Increasingly, that answer is the seafarer.

DMW assists 26 Filipino seafarers after Ukraine attack
Neil Alcober·7 September 2026 https://tribune.net.ph/2026/09/07/dmw-assists-26-filipino-seafarers-afte...

The Department of Migrant Workers is closely monitoring 26 Filipino seafarers from the Bulk Carrier Gingo after the vessel was attacked on 2 September while docked in Ukraine.

Ten missing as Turkish cargo ship feared sunk after Marmara collision
Sam Chambers September 2, 2026 https://splash247.com/ten-missing-as-turkish-cargo-ship-feared-sunk-afte...

A major search and rescue operation is underway in the Sea of Marmara after a Turkish general cargo ship is believed to have sunk following a collision with a chemical tanker early on Wednesday.

Four in five crew deaths linked to illness, Britannia finds
Sam Chambers September 2, 2026 https://splash247.com/four-in-five-crew-deaths-linked-to-illness-britann...

Poor seafarer mental health can make a ship unseaworthy and hard to finance
Holly Birkett 31 August 2026

Lawyers and bankers say taking steps to address crew welfare affects a vessel’s legal operation and financing

Shipowners who do not take steps to tackle crew welfare issues may find themselves with a legally unseaworthy vessel, experts warned on Monday.

DMW: 2 Filipino seafarers killed in Strait of Hormuz attack
Marita Moaje September 3, 2026 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1283212

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers confirmed that two Filipino seafarers were killed after the Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker SIDR was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Monday evening.

MARINA to resume processing of seafarer' SIDs, SRBs on Sept. 1 after cyberattack
VINCE ANGELO FERRERAS August 31, 2026 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/1000563/marina-to-resu...

Global seafarer shortage boosts jobs for Filipinos
Katlene O. Cacho-Laurejas Aug 30, 2026 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/global-seafarer-shortage-boosts-jobs-for...

THE growing shortage of qualified seafarers worldwide, coupled with expanding maritime trade and shifting global supply chains, is creating more employment opportunities for Filipino maritime workers.

`Filipino sea­farers must pre­pare for jobs cre­ated by off­shore wind industry’
DAN MADRAZO 28 Aug 2026 https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20260828/2815179379...

MIGRANT Work­ers Sec­ret­ary Hans Leo Cac­dac said Filipino sea­farers must start pre­par­ing now for the jobs that will emerge from the coun­try’s off­shore wind industry, stress­ing the need for new skills as the global mari­time sec­tor shifts toward cleaner energy.