seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

Misplaced solicitousness
Philippine Daily Inquirer / January 21, 2020 https://opinion.inquirer.net/126775/misplaced-solicitousness

A sight familiar to Philippine Coast Guard personnel and Filipino fishermen docked at the Manila port last week: a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship with the tell-tale blue and red streaks painted on its white hull.

Asserting one’s right is not insubordination
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO | January 21,2020 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/282899/asserting-ones-right-is-not-in...

Asserting one’s right is not tantamount to insubordination in dismissal cases.

This was the principle used by the Supreme Court when it ruled that the seafarer was illegally dismissed in Transglobal Maritime Agency, Inc. , v. Vicente Chua, Jr. ( G.R. No. 222430, August 30, 2017).

BBME-AWIMA alliance highlights women’s role in maritime sector
20 Jan 2020 https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2020/01/20/bbme-awima-alliance-highlig...

South Korean Shipbuilders Working on Smart Ships
Jung Min-hee January 21, 2020 http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=40391

Maritime Union Incensed at Broken Government Promises Over Ferry Wages
January 20, 2020 https://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/maritime-union-incensed...

Shipping Line Cuts Costs Even Further After Reflagging Vessels

Eight Abducted from Trawler Off Sabah
01-19-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/eight-abducted-from-trawler-o...

The ReCAAP ISC has issued an incident alert after the abduction of eight crewmen from a fishing boat off Sabah, Malaysia.

The Philippine Coast Guard reported that six gunmen dressed in black suits with masks used a gray speedboat with twin engine (40 HP) to abducted the eight from the Malaysia-registered fishing trawler SSK 00543.

Shore leave: Give the crew a break
Michael Grey | Jan 20, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/shore-leave-give-cre...

It used to be assumed that provided the demands of the ship permitted, shore leave was, more or less, a “human right” of seafarers.

Maersk Tankers improves parental leave worldwide
20/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maersk-tankers-improves-parental-le...

To give new parents additional support and to increase retention of employees following childbirth or adoption, Maersk Tankers introduces a new parental leave policy that improves benefits for parents worldwide.

19 crew abducted from Union Maritime tanker released, one dead
Grant Rowles January 20th, 2020 https://splash247.com/19-crew-abducted-from-union-maritime-tanker-releas...

The crew abducted from Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker Duke last month have been released, however one of the crew members died shortly after the incident.

U.N.'s decarbonisation target for shipping to cost over $1 trillion: study
Jonathan Saul 20 January 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shipping-environment-cost/u-n-s-decar...

LONDON (Reuters) - At least $1 trillion of investment in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050, a study published on Monday showed.