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Address deficiencies to avoid job losses, DFA urges MARINA
Joyce Ann L. Rocamora February 4, 2022 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167086

MANILA – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday strongly urged the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to make necessary reforms to address the deficiencies identified by the European Union in the country's seafarers’ education, training, and certification system.

Cruise ships, shipping vessels kill 20.000 whales every year
Daniella De Wind 04 February 2022 https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/cruise-ships-shipping-vessels-kill...

PHILIPSBURG--Data of a study carried out by international sustainability programme Friend of the Sea shows that approximately 20.000 whales are killed every year due to collisions with vessels.

Open registry, $2.3bn hub port in revitalisation bid for US maritime
Rainbow Nelson | Feb 03, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/open-registry-23bn-hub-port...

Team USA’s Maritime Revival Plan includes US-backed open register, $200m venture capital fund and $2.3bn transhipment hub in US Virgin Islands.

South Korea shipowners deny government price-fixing charge
Jun Concepcion 04 Feb 2022 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1139759/South-Kore...

Synchronization Across Maritime Value Chains Can Ease Inflation
Feb 2, 2022 5:12 PM by Mikael Lind et al.* https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/synchronization-across-mar...

American trade unions hit out at plans for new US Virgin Islands flag
Sam Chambers February 2, 2022 https://splash247.com/american-trade-unions-hit-out-at-plans-for-new-us-...

The Hidden Costs of Containerization
Amir Khafagy February 2, 2022 https://prospect.org/economy/hidden-costs-of-containerization/

How the unsustainable growth of the container ship industry led to the supply chain crisis

Seafarers are unhappy with the state of the maritime world
Antonio Gabriel D. Tongco February 2, 2022 https://ph.news.yahoo.com/seafarers-are-unhappy-with-the-state-of-the-ma...

The Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) showed indicators that the enduring coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a significant decline in seafarers’ happiness levels.

Panama Maritime to audit PH training centers
Yashika F. Torib February 2, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/02/02/business/maritime/panama-maritime...

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) will conduct periodic on-site audits, inspection and monitoring on the maritime training centers in the country.

New Seafarer Welfare and Wellbeing App Launched
February 1, 2022 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/seafarer-welfare-wellbeing-lau...

International maritime network Stella Maris has teamed up with tech start-up FrontM to develop a new crew collaboration and wellbeing platform and super-app designed to give seafarers and fishers across the world quick access to Stella Maris's global chaplaincy directory, media content and faith resources.