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10th Maritime Employee Survey reveal decreasing confidence in shipping industry job security
27/03/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/10th-maritime-employee-survey-revea...

Shipping and Maritime Industry: How Secure are the Jobs?
Baibhav Mishra - March 27, 2019 https://seanews.co.uk/features/shipping-and-maritime-industry-how-secure...

Emerging Technology Trends in Shipping and Maritime Industry
Baibhav Mishra - March 29, 2019 https://seanews.co.uk/features/emerging-technology-trends-in-shipping-an...

‘MANNING INDUSTRY DYING’--PH seafarer deployment cut by more than 100,000
RAFFY AYENG March 30, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-seafarer-deployment-cut-by-more-than-1000...

EXCLUSIVE

THE DEPLOYMENT of Filipino seafarers dwindled by more than 100,000, according to preliminary data for the year 2018 obtained by The Manila Times.

STI ESG To Continue NAMEI’s Legacy Of Maritime Excellence
March 28, 2019 http://pageone.ph/sti-esg-to-continue-nameis-legacy-of-maritime-excellence/

For more than seventy years, the country’s aspiring seafarers found their dream school in NAMEI Polytechnic Institute (NAMEI), an institution offering programs in Marine Transportation, Marine Engineering, and Naval Architecture.

AIMS PRESIDENT ARLENE ABUID PADERANGA:Bringing PH maritime heritage to the forefront
YASHIKA F. TORIB March 27, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/bringing-ph-maritime-heritage-to-the-forefro...

Shipping’s Latest Problem: Rising Insurance Costs
Jon Sindreu March 28, 2019

A recent string of fires on cargo vessels will push up premiums for the struggling industry

Cargo vessels have been hit by an expensive string of fires. The beleaguered shipping industry will now have to contend with higher insurance premiums.

Cargo ship hijacked by migrants recaptured, arrives at port
DRAGANA JOVANOVIC March 28th, 2019 https://abc13.com/cargo-ship-hijacked-by-migrants-recaptured-arrives-at-...

A merchant ship that was hijacked by migrants it had rescued off the Libya coast has arrived at a port in Malta, Maltese officials told ABC News Thursday morning.

NYK Becomes First Japanese Shipping Company Accredited to Conduct IGF Code Training
28/03/2019

A training program for seafarers responsible for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other low-flashpoint fuels on board NYK Group-operated ships has been accredited by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Class NK), making NYK the first Japanese shipping company to obtain an international institution’s certification in the field of IGF Code* training.

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Philippines' compliance with seafarer standards worries EU
Pia Lee-Brago - March 28, 2019 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/28/1905254/philippines-compli...

“EU is worried for us. They value our mariners. Especially Norwegians,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. tweeted.