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RMT calls for a new deal for seafarers
28 February 2023 https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-calls-for-a-new-deal-for-seafarers/

RMT Press Office:

Maritime union RMT, has called on the government to provide a new deal for seafarers after the latest statistics showed a big employment drop in the industry.

According to the latest figures, the total number of seafarers employed in the UK shipping industry fell by over 21,000.

Marcos: Time to make maritime industry a top priority
ANNA FELICIA BAJO, February 28, 2023 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/862292/marcos-time-to-...

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Tuesday that the Philippine maritime industry should be a top priority of the government.
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ICMA and familiarization of the culture of Filipino seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO | February 28,2023 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/491126/icma-and-familiarization-of-th...

Unlike land-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a Filipino seafarer is required to make an allotment which shall be at least 80 percent of the seafarer’s monthly basic salary, payable once a month to his designated allottee in the Philippines.

Oil spill ensues after vessel carrying 800,000 liters of oil sinks in Oriental Mindoro
John Eric Mendoza February 28, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1736213/oil-tanker-carrying-800000-liters-...

HFW gets behind drive to recognise human rights at sea
Ian Ackerman | 28th February, 2023 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/law-regulation-trade/hfw-gets-behind-driv...

LAW firm HFW has put its support behind the development of a new Geneva Declaration to define and defend the human rights of the global maritime population.

Crewing key to sustainable growth in ship management
Marcus Hand | Feb 27, 2023 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/crewing-key-sustainable-growth...

The access to and availability of well-trained crew is central for a growing and sustainable ship management business in the future, according to Wallem.

Cargo vessel runs aground near Lubang Island; 14 crew members rescued
Madonna T. Virola - February 27, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1735720/cargo-vessel-runs-aground-near-lub...

Spotlight on Maritime Personnel Transfer Accidents
February 27, 2023 https://gcaptain.com/spotlight-on-maritime-personnel-transfer-accidents/

Mejia to Lead World Maritime University
February 24, 2023 https://www.marinelink.com/news/mejia-lead-world-maritime-university-503178

Professor Max Mejia has been named as the next president of the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden.

House panel-approved Magna Carta bill establishes ‘tambayan’ for seafarers
Billy Begas February 23, 2023 https://politics.com.ph/2023/02/23/house-panel-approved-magna-carta-bill...

The substitute bill on the Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers, which was approved by the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs, includes a provision establishing Seafarer Welfare Centers, under the management of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA).