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SEAFARERS’ JOBS AT STAKE: PH risks dropping out of global maritime list
CARMELA I. HUELAR March 18, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-risks-dropping-out-of-global-maritime-lis...

EXCLUSIVE

THE JOBS of 400,000 Filipino seafarers and the country’s good standing in the global maritime community are at stake because of the country’s supposed failure to comply with global reporting standards.

Filipino seaman found dead in his cabin
Mar 12, 2019 https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2019/25473/filipino-seaman-found-...

Call for enforcement of ship wastewater discharge performance
Sam Chambers March 14th, 2019 https://splash247.com/call-for-enforcement-of-ship-wastewater-discharge-...

De-chlorination: A Certified Impossibility
Wei Chen 2019-03-16 https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/sewage-chlorination-without-de...

Screenshot of marine traffic (Source, Map: Visualizing Every Ship at Sea in Real-Time, Desjardins, J., Visual Capitalist (2017)

Gender gap in maritime sector ‘serious’
GENIVI FACTA March 13, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/gender-gap-in-maritime-sector-serious/524661/

There is a need to push policy makers and stakeholders to double their efforts in accelerating gender equality in the seafaring industry to develop more prospects and economic gains.

Cash remittances, a key economic support, off to strong start
March 15, 2019 https://www.bworldonline.com/cash-remittances-a-key-economic-support-off...

MONEY SENT HOME by Filipinos working abroad grew at the fastest clip in three months as this year began, even as the latest amount was less than December’s record-high inflows, according to data the central bank released on Friday.

One in five offshore ships in the world are stacked
SØREN PICO 15.03.19

One in five supply ships are laid up and have been so for a long time in an industry where Maersk is looking to get rid of Maersk Supply Service, and the large-scale merger Solstad Offshore is working to settle comprehensive restructuring plan. The market remains "very difficult," a shipowner tells ShippingWatch.

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Owner’s ‘deep remorse’ over ship stuck on Pacific reef
Agence France-Presse March 7, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/03/07/owners-deep-remorse-over-ship-stuck-on...

The ship has leaked more than 70 tonnes of oil into the sea, with another 600 tonnes still on the stricken vessel (DFA AND TRADE/AFP/File / Handout / MB)

AMSA eyes legal action over cargo ship disaster
15 Mar 2019 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/newcastle/programs/drive/amsa-ym-efficiency...

On Drive with Aaron Kearney

Nine months after more than 80 container ships went overboard from cargo ship YM Efficiency, authorities are still dealing with the clean-up.

The disaster saw beaches near Newcastle and up the NSW coast lined with debris from the containers, including plastic and even car parts.

Post-panamax container ship fire in Chinese waters UPDATES
Mikhail Voytenko March 15, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/15/post-panamax-container-ship-fire...