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Filipino fishermen's group marks one-year anniversary in Nanfang'ao
William Yen 03/19/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202203190020

CNA photo March 19, 2022

Foreign seaman rescued in Khanh Hoa
VNA March 18, 2022 https://en.vietnamplus.vn/foreign-seaman-rescued-in-khanh-hoa/223725.vnp

Orlanda Ubana, 57, who suffered serious stomach pain and vomiting while working on Panagia Force ship en route Quang Ninh province’s Cai Lan port from Singapore, was brought to shore for medical treatment. (Photo: VNA)

Bangladesh seeks $22.4 mln after missile hits ship in Ukraine
Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul March 19, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-seeks-224-mln-afte...

Crewman feared dead after Emirati roro sinks off Iran
Adis Ajdin March 18, 2022 https://splash247.com/crewman-feared-dead-after-emirati-roro-sinks-off-i...

A massive search and rescue operation recovered all but one of the 30 crewmembers of the Emirati-flagged roro Al Salmy 6, which capsized and sank in a storm off Iran on Thursday.

Shipping costs may rise by as much as 25%, industry group warns
Arjay L. Balinbin March 8, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/shipping-costs-may-rise-by-as-much-as-25-in...

SHIPPING COSTS may rise as much as 25% as global oil prices continue to skyrocket amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to an industry group.

Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) President Mark Matthew F. Parco said that fuel is usually 40% to 50% of vessel cost.

Corruption inhibiting services delivery in maritime sector
Chris Agabi 16 Mar 2022 https://dailytrust.com/corruption-inhibiting-services-delivery-in-mariti...

Corruption is inhibiting quality service delivery in the maritime sector, the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Nigeria’s maritime economic regulator has said.

Russia-Ukraine conflict to drive up seafarer wage inflation and vessel operating costs
18/03/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russia-ukraine-conflict-to-drive-up...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will impact seafarer availability to crew the world’s merchant fleet, particularly for officers where supply has tightened, leading to rising wage inflation and higher vessel operating costs.

Protection for women seafarers under the Magna Carta
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO | March 08,2022 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/428699/protection-for-women-seafarers...

Filipino seafarers will have to wait again for another administration to have their own Magna Carta.

Mind the gap: maritime digitalisation in the next decade and beyond
March 17, 2022 https://splash247.com/mind-the-gap-maritime-digitalisation-in-the-next-d...

Vessel operators can enjoy bandwidth when and where they need it, but digitalisation will stretch communications capacity like never before, writes Tore Morten Olsen, the president of Marlink.

Greek-Filipina executive breaks cultural barriers in the UK maritime industry
18/03/2022 https://greekherald.com.au/community/1-people-community/greek-filipina-e...