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Flowers as tribute to deceased Filipino seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO|September 10,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/257034/flowers-as-tribute-to-deceased...

Wreathe thrown into the sea is a tradition that carry to all the deceased seafarers the message of love and gratitude as the flowers embody life and resurrection.

The wreath’s circular shape represents eternity for it has no beginning and no end.

Iran seizes ship with Filipino crew for alleged fuel smuggling in Gulf
7 Sept 2019 https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-seizes-ship-filipino-crew-allege...

Iran, which has some of the world's cheapest fuel because of state subsidies, has been fighting rampant fuel smuggling to Gulf Arab states

Iran seized a tugboat and arrested 12 Filipino crewmen as it busted a suspected fuel-smuggling ring in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, state media reported.

No conflict between FDI, national security: Poe
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz September 10, 2019 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1079966

MANILA — Increasing foreign direct investments (FDI) and promoting national security are not conflicting goals, Senator Grace Poe said, as she called for more competitive industries through an amended Public Service Act (PSA) of 1936.

Navigating maritime landscape in age of digitalization: Technology is just an enabler of the shipping business and not the business itself
Vishnu Rajamanickam 9 Sept 2019 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/navigating-maritime-landscape-in-age-o...

US Treasury warns shipping industry against doing business with Iran and 'oil-for-terror' networks
Natasha Turak SEP 9 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/08/high-alert-for-maritime-trade-amid-iran-...

They're alive! Rescuers free 3 crew members from capsized cargo ship; 1 remains
John Bacon Sep 9, 2019 https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/09/cargo-ship-rescue-s...

Rescuers searching an overturned cargo ship off the Georgia coast on Monday pulled three crew members to safety and were working on rescuing the remaining one.

Four crew members are missing from a cargo ship that's listing off the coast of Georgia
Melissa Alonso and Dakin Andone, September 9, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/08/us/golden-ray-cargo-ship-georgia/inde...

(CNN)The US Coast Guard is trying to rescue four South Korean crew members who were on board a cargo ship that began listing heavily off the coast of Georgia Sunday morning, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.

Beyond IMO whitelist: PHL needs Emsa OK
Lorenz S. Marasigan- September 9, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/09/09/beyond-imo-whitelist-phl-needs-...

WHILE it recently celebrated a win for remaining in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) whitelist, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has another “challenge” to complete—passing the industry review of the European Maritime Safety Agency (Emsa).

Tugboat operated by Filipino crew seized in Iran for alleged oil smuggling
CNN Philippines Staff Sep 8, 2019 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/9/8/Filipino-crew-tugboat-Iran-...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 8) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed reports that a tugboat operated by Filipino crew has been seized in the Persian Gulf over alleged oil smuggling.

Chinese Bulk Carrier Detained Over Crew Wages
2019-09-07 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-bulk-carrier-detained...

A Chinese-owned bulk carrier chartered to carry coal to Korea has been detained at the Port of Gladstone by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) after crew members reported they were owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid wages.