seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

More fire-fighting tugs en route to container ship burning off Nova Scotia
14 Jan 2019 https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/regional/more-fire-fighting-tugs-...

HALIFAX — More help is on the way for a Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning off Canada's East Coast since Jan. 3.

Seafarers stuck on board Hansa Heavy ship in Denmark
NIKLAS KRIGSLUND 10.01.19

15 seafarers have been stranded on board the vessel HHL Amur, which has laid idle outside Aarhus since Dec. 19. The ship has been arrested following a bunker company's claim against carrier Hansa Heavy Lift, which faces bankruptcy.

Login to continue....https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/article11116953.ece

Port agents targeted in latest UAE crew abandonment measures
Sam Chambers January 10th, 2019 https://splash247.com/port-agents-targeted-in-latest-uae-crew-abandonmen...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is shedding its reputation as a hotspot for crew abandonment with a series of measures introduced over the past 12 months aimed at completely stamping out the scourge.

The Case for Regulatory-Driven Diversification in Ship Finance
Dimitri G. Vassilacos 2019-01-13 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-case-for-regulatory-dr...

Upskill Today's Maritime Workforce to Prepare for a Technological Future: Industry Report
Jan 13, 2019

SINGAPORE, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With the shipping technological landscape changing how some areas of work in the maritime industry are carried out, it is imperative that the existing workforce is future-proofed and upskilled to ensure they can work well in an environment centred around technology.

Eight Indian sailors cry to be rescued from cast aside ship at Sharjah anchorage
Ch Sushil Rao | Jan 12, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/eight-indian-sailors-cry-to-be...

Earth’s magnetic field is acting up and geologists don’t know why
09 January 2019

Erratic motion of north magnetic pole forces experts to update model that aids global navigation.

Update, 9 January: The release of the World Magnetic Model has been postponed to 30 January due to the ongoing US government shutdown.

Alcohol detected in captain’s blood after ship hit Guam harbor
January 9, 2019 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201901090042.html

Nippon Maru, a luxury cruise liner, scraped a harbor pier in the U.S. territory of Guam as it was departing Dec. 30, and an investigation found alcohol in the captain's blood, the ship's operator said Jan. 8.

His alcohol level apparently exceeded the Japanese standard that prohibits captains from operating ships.

Three Indian seafarers abandoned on ship at Sharjah anchorage seek help to come back to country - Times of India
Ch Sushil Rao Jan 11, 2019

DOLE: Hanjin employees are highly skilled, can be reconnected with other industries
January 12, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/681138/dole-hanjin-emplo...