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MARINER’S HOME GENERAL MANAGER MANUEL OTAYZA: Providing premium living spaces for seafarers in Manila
YASHIKA F. TORIB May 08, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/providing-premium-living-spaces-for-seafarer...

Politics and business in the seafarers’ party-list election
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO | May 07,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/232584/politics-and-business-in-the-s...

The party-list system has been widely criticized for being dominated by political overlords and big business.

Cruise-ship workers describe the tiny cabins they live in, where up to 4 people can share a tight space
Mark Matousek May 1, 2019 https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-ship-workers-reveal-tiny-crew-cab...

A passenger cabin on Princess Cruises' Caribbean Princess ship. Princess Cruises

Drought forces further draft restrictions on the Panama Canal
Sam Chambers May 7th, 2019 https://splash247.com/drought-forces-further-draft-restrictions-on-the-p...

Breaking down stereotypes in a male-dominated industry
06/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/breaking-down-stereotypes-in-a-male...

Breaking down gender stereotypes in the maritime industry is not just important in its own right, it is also beneficial for the industry as a whole. That was one of the key messages to emerge from a special event held at IMO Headquarters in London yesterday, on International Labour Day (May 1).

MSC Further Supports Preservation Of Marine Environment By Joining NAMEPA
06/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/msc-further-supports-preservation-o...

MSC Group is proud to be a new member of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), which works to preserve the marine environment by promoting sustainable maritime industry best practices and educating the public.

Maritime Workers Lament Sack Of 300 Nigerian Seafarers
YUSUF BABALOLA 5 May 2019 https://leadership.ng/2019/05/05/maritime-workers-lament-sack-of-300-nig...

The seafarers association under the aegis of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) and the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have raised the alarm over the sack of 300 Nigerian seafarers on a Chinese vessel in Lagos.

Indonesia to Sink More Foreign Boats Amid New Maritime Tensions with Vietnam
Tia Asmara 2019-04-29

Indonesia next weekend plans to sink dozens of foreign boats that were seized after straying illegally into its waters, including many vessels from Vietnam, the fisheries minister said Monday amid fresh maritime tensions between Hanoi and Jakarta near the South China Sea.

Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel
06/05/2019

“Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel”. This may seem like pretty minor advice at a time when shipowners are in the midst of preparing their fleets and crews for compliance with the 2020 global sulphur cap. Onboard spot sampling of ships’ fuel is nothing new. Since the 0.10% sulphur cap entered into force in EU ports and the designated ECAs, spot sampling and analysis of ships’ fuel have been common as a means for port state control (PSC) to verify the actual sulphur content of the fuel in use.

3 men winched from cargo ship suffer serious burns
https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2854455/3-men-winched-from-c...

Three Chinese crew member have been winched off a cargo ship 30 miles off Lizard Point after they suffered significant burns following an explosion on board

HM Coastguard's search and rescue helicopter from Newquay was sent yesterday afternoon.