seafarertimes.com ~ Maritime News for Filipino Seafarers

Migrant seafarers lament 'being treated like dogs, cows'
Ko Dong-hwan June 7, 2018 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/06/177_250025.html

Investing in the future performance of today’s seafarers.
04 Jun 2018 https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/investing-in-the-future-performance-of...

LR has committed to make a donation to Sailors’ Society for every new registration to use their digital table that they receive at their stand during this year’s Posidonia.

IMO: 60 dead, 52 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia coast
June 6, 2018 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180606-imo-60-dead-52-missing-as-mig...

Shipping Lags Behind In New Tech Adoption, But Change Is Inevitable Posidonia 2018 Experts Agree
i07/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-lags-behind-in-new-tech-ad...

Shipping industry fights back on over-zealous eco-regulations
Dr David Cowan 05 June 2018 http://www.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/shipping-industry-fights-back...

Major shipping companies complain they are legislative guinea-pigs unfairly targeted for over-zealous eco-regulations.
Shutterstock

It’s time to nominate those who save lives at sea
06/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/its-time-to-nominate-those-who-save...

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) is calling for nominations and entries from around the world for its annual IMRF Awards.

A door on a Royal Caribbean ship crushed her hand. She sued for $20.3 million — and won
CHABELI HERRERA, June 5, 2018 http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/A-door-on-a-Royal-Caribbean-sh...

Royal Caribbean International may be on the hook for $20.3 million after losing a case against a former employee who suffered a catastrophic injury in 2008 while she was working on board.

NTSB: Puerto Rico ship fire revealed maintenance problems, poor crew training
USA Today Jun 5, 2018 - https://www.fox23.com/news/national-news/ntsb-puerto-rico-ship-fire-reve...

WASHINGTON — Federal investigators on Tuesday blamed the shipping company Baja Ferries’ poor maintenance and safety training for a fire that caused six serious injuries aboard the Caribbean Fantasy near Puerto Rico in 2016.

US may send navy ship through Taiwan Strait
Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali 15 June 2018 https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/us-weighs-warship-passage-through-taiw...

Washington: The United States is considering sending a warship through the Taiwan Strait, US officials say, in a move that could provoke a sharp reaction from Beijing at a time when Sino-US ties are under pressure from trade disputes and the North Korean nuclear crisis.

Hyundai Merchant Marine’s building spree adds to global orderbook
John Paul Hampstead June 05, 2018 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hmm-building-spree-adds-to-global-orde...

South Korea rebuilding its shipping/export capacity after Hanjin liquidated