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NYK to use crew management software to prevent labour shortages
Martyn Wingrove 28 Jul 2023 https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/nyk-sets-to-implement-crew-ma...

Japanese shipping group NYK is set to begin using new software to manage crew attendance and to calculate allowances for seafarers on tugboats, following a rule change that requires stricter oversight of seafarer work hours

Shipowner jailed in the US over Iranian ties
Sam Chambers July 28, 2023 https://splash247.com/shipowner-jailed-in-the-us-over-iranian-ties/

Behrouz Mokhtari, 72, of McLean, Virginia, and Tehran, Iran, a naturalised US citizen, was sentenced this week to 41 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release as well as a fine of more than $2m.

He had earlier pleaded guilty to two separate conspiracies to violate sanctions imposed by the United States on Iran.

Liberia replaces Panama as the world’s largest flag
Sam Chambers July 28, 2023 https://splash247.com/liberia-replaces-panama-as-the-worlds-largest-flag/

For the first time in 30 years Panama is no longer the world’s largest ship registry. Rival Liberia has overhauled the Central American nation in terms of gross tonnage in new data issued by Clarksons Research.

Increased need for training to prepare seafarers for shipping’s multi-fuel future
24 July 2023 https://www.lr.org/en/knowledge/industry-news/2023/increased-need-for-tr...

Clear understanding of green technologies and new fuels will be essential going into the next decade.

MARINA suspends safety certificate of boat that sank and left 26 dead in Binangonan
CNN Philippines Staff Jul 28, 2023 http://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2023/7/28/safety-certificate-sunken-m...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 28) — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has suspended the safety certificate of the motorbanca that sank around Talim Island in Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, leaving at least 26 dead.

11 Pinoy seafarers in Nigeria seek President Marcos’ help for repatriation
July 27, 2023 https://manilastandard.net/news-flash/314354088/11-pinoy-seafarers-in-ni...

PH top maritime crew supplier
Yashika F. Torib July 26, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/26/business/maritime/ph-top-maritime...

Maersk Line ordered to pay $700,000 to sacked whistleblower
Adis Ajdin July 24, 2023 https://splash247.com/maersk-line-ordered-to-pay-700000-to-sacked-whistl...

Maersk’s American unit has been ordered to pay over $700,000 to a former employee who was fired after complaining about vessel safety to the US Coast Guard.

In December 2022, a chief mate aboard the 4,154 teu Safmarine Mafadi, now Maersk Tennessee, reported a list of concerns about the ship’s condition.

Stimulating economic growth through big-ticket transport projects
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz July 22, 2023 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1206167

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is looking to further stimulate economic growth through big-ticket transport infrastructure projects that are effective at creating jobs.

Marcos orders agencies to improve seaman training
John Victor D. Ordoñez July 20, 2023 https://www.bworldonline.com/the-nation/2023/07/20/535256/marcos-orders-...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Thursday urged state agencies concerned with the maritime industry to bolster ties with the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to improve local seafarer training and education.