seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

An integrated approach to international maritime development
Ambassador Carlos Salinas January 19, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/19/business/maritime/an-integrated-a...

The Philippines is the world's largest supplier of seafarers. Of the 1.6 million seafarers manning over 50,000 commercial shipping around the world, about 230,000 are Filipinos.

Shipping Companies Had a $150 Billion Year. Economists Warn They’re Also Stoking Inflation
Lauren Etter and Brendan Murray January 18, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-18/supply-chain-crisis-h...

“They exploit our desperation”: Small businesses and consumers are paying for sky-high freight costs as cargo giants mint profits.

And when the master woke up, the ship had grounded
Nick Blenkey January 18, 2022 https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/and-when-the-...

You can’t make this stuff up. A recent Danish Marine Accident Investigation Bureau report into the October 18, 2021, grounding of the 88.6 meter long Dutch registered general cargo ship Beaumaiden near Sorthat Odde, Bornholm, Denmark, is worth reading in full.

All those cargo ships sitting in the San Francisco Bay are going away, maybe forever
Andrew Chamings Jan. 12, 2022 https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/cargo-ships-San-Francisco-bay-Oakla...

The sight of a dozen or more container ships, each the length of the Salesforce Tower, sitting in the bay chugging diesel has become the norm for Bay Area residents and those driving over the Bay Bridge.

The human resources challenge facing every maritime business
Richard Clayton 17 Jan 2022 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1139536/The-human-...

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Omicron cases detected in Shenzhen and Beijing
Sam Chambers January 17, 2022 https://splash247.com/omicron-cases-detected-in-shenzhen-and-beijing/

In China, the number of Covid-19 cases across the county reached the highest since March 2020 on Monday, as the country reported a daily rise of 223 new infections.

The first local transmission of the omicron variant in Beijing was reported on Saturday, with the Winter Olympics fast approaching.

CREWING ONLINE'S GLOBAL SEAFARER SALARY INDEX (GSSI) OFFERS CREW A GOOD SALARY REFERENCE
7 Jan, 2022 https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/crewing-online-s-global-seafa...

Joar Songcuya brings back his nautical art to Manila
John Legaspi January 17, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/01/17/joar-songcuya-brings-back-his-nautical-art-...

The Ilonggo seafarer-artist continues to present his sailor’s life with ‘The Sea Is Not A Quiet Place’ exhibit

Bodies of 3 seafarers missing after 'Odette' recovered
January 14, 2022 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1918178/cebu/local-news/bodies-of-3-s...

THE bodies of three more seafarers who went missing after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette were recovered in separate search and retrieval operations in Cebu and other parts of Central Visayas.

Yemen’s Houthis reject UN call to free UAE-flagged ship
16 Jan 2022 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/16/houthis-reject-un-call-to-free-...

Houthi rebels say the Rwabee was carrying military equipment, accusing the UN of siding with ‘murderers who violate international laws’.