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Turkey warns ‘poison merchants’ after cocaine found tied to Berge Bulk anchor chain
Gary Dixon 15 Nov 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/bulkers/turkey-warns-poison-merchants-aft...

Easing seafarers' burdens through service and compassion
Yashika F. Torib November 15, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/15/business/maritime/easing-seafarer...

WHAT is it like to lead a 200-year-old maritime welfare charity that was born, raised, and managed in the ways of the old?

8 Filipino seafarers in limbo months after arrest over alleged drug transport
Michelle Abad Nov 14, 2023 https://www.rappler.com/nation/overseas-filipinos/seafarers-in-limbo-mon...

Eight Filipino seafarers arrested in Algeria over alleged drugs found on the vessel they were working on have not been able to contact their families for nearly 3 months

Make it easy for shipowners to pick up/let off seafarers
GOTCHA - Jarius Bondoc - November 15, 2023 | https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2023/11/15/2311569/make-it-easy-shipown...

How can government ensure more overseas job placements for 490,000 Filipino seafarers? How can it lower their costs of boarding and debarking at international ports?

MOL to introduce electronic seafarer payments on all managed vessels
Rob O'Dwyer November 7, 2023 https://smartmaritimenetwork.com/2023/11/07/mol-to-introduce-electronic-...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced plans to introduce the MarTrust payment service for all seafarers onboard vessels managed by MOL Group ship management companies, allowing payroll to be delivered electronically to a mobile app.

Seafarer still gets P5-M claim for injury from game played on ship
Tina G. Santos - November 10, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1857681/seafarer-still-gets-p5-m-claim-for...

The Supreme Court has ordered a ship management company and its corporate officers to pay $90,000, or about P5 million, in disability benefits to a seafarer who tore his ankle while playing basketball on a vessel during his free time.

One dead and four missing after British cargo ship sinks in North Sea
Caroline Davies Tue 24 Oct 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/24/british-cargo-ship-repor...
British-flagged Verity and Bahamas-flagged Polesie collided early on Tuesday morning off the coast of Germany, authorities say

3 Filipino crew hurt after Russian missile hits cargo ship in Ukraine's Black Sea
CNN Philippines Staff Nov 9, 2023 http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/11/9/russia-missile-ukraine-blac...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 10) — Three Filipino crewmen were hurt after a Russian missile hit a cargo ship in Ukraine's Black Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday.

How one handheld radio ripped a ship’s bridge apart
Sam Chambers November 10, 2023 https://splash247.com/how-one-handheld-radio-ripped-a-ships-bridge-apart/

Lithium-ion batteries have been wreaking havoc on many ships in recent years, principally car carriers and containerships. However, even small batteries – powering a single handheld radio – can cause millions of dollars of damage.

Panama Canal queue grows 13% in the space of 24 hours
Sam Chambers November 10, 2023 https://splash247.com/panama-canal-queue-grows-13-in-the-space-of-24-hours/

The number of ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal has leapt by 13% in the space of just 24 hours as drastic transit cuts kick in at the drought-hit waterway that accounts for 3% of all global maritime trade.