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Philippines seems confident for EMSA audit
29/12/19 https://safety4sea.com/philippines-seems-confident-for-emsa-audit/

The Philippine's Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) expressed confidence it will address all deficiencies surrounding seafarers' training and certification in light of the next EMSA audit in February 2020.

Remittances grow despite uncertainties
December 17, 2019 https://www.bworldonline.com/remittances-grow-despite-uncertainties/

CASH sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) grew at the fastest clip in a year to their biggest amount, so far, for 2019 in October, global uncertainties notwithstanding, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.

Prolonged US-China trade war to hurt shipbuilding, seafarer hiring
Louella Desiderio October 31, 2019 https://www.philstar.com/business/2019/10/31/1964780/prolonged-us-china-...

MANILA,Philippines — A prolonged trade war between the US and China could slow down seafarer recruitment in the Philippines, as well as in shipbuilding globally, the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association (NSA) said.

Be Mindful of Mental Health But Don’t Unfairly Stigmatize Seafarers
Captain Kuba Szymanski 12-21-2019 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/be-mindful-of-mental-healt...

More Piracy Incidents in the Singapore Strait
12-22-2019 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/three-more-piracy-incidents-i...

Credit: ReCAAP ISC

ReCAAP ISC has again issued a warning about piracy incidents involving ships underway in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait.

Well-Trained Crew Will be Assets in Shipping’s Greener Future
12-28-2019 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/well-trained-crew-will-be-...

Seafarers are set to be viewed as an asset rather than a commodity in the future as the global maritime sector embraces greener technology that requires a more skilled workforce.

Maritime piracy increases business costs in the Gulf of Guinea
Eromo Egbejule 28 Dec 2019 https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/maritime-piracy-increases-business-co...

The cost of maritime piracy in West Africa was more than $800m in 2017: Oceans Beyond Piracy

Start small to support seafarer mental health
December 27th, 2019 https://splash247.com/start-small-to-support-seafarer-mental-health/

Wendy Harvey and Mark Featherstone from Svitzer UK have some useful advice on developing mental health provisions.

Abandoned seamen yet to return home from Mozambique, 10 crew members are still stranded in the port of Pemba
MBARUKU MOHAMMED 27 December 2019 https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/coast/2019-12-27-abandoned-seamen-ye...

Russian cargo ship ran aground in Marmara sea, Turkey UPDATE
STEPAN KOTCHERG December 26, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/25/russian-cargo-ship-ran-aground-i...