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ITF launches probe after ‘sexist boys’ club’ allegations
Sam Chambers October 21, 2025 https://splash247.com/itf-launches-probe-after-sexist-boys-club-allegati...

NMP trains 19.5K seafarers in first 9 months of 2025
Sarwell Meniano October 20, 2025 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1261350

Life and loss at sea: shipowners and the seafarers they abandoned | Context by TRF
Katie McQue 20 October 2025 https://www.context.news/money-power-people/long-read/life-and-loss-at-s...

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Nautilus backs ITF call for seafarer-centred decarbonisation
21 October 2025 https://www.nautilusint.org/en/news-insight/news/nautilus-backs-itf-call...

Nautilus International has expressed its strong support after the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) called for governments and industry to use the next 12 months to rebuild trust and agree on a fair, practical, and seafarer-focused approach to decarbonising shipping.

US sinks deal on decarbonizing ships, risking blow to Filipino seafarers
October 19, 2025 https://www.philstar.com/business/2025/10/19/2481003/us-sinks-deal-decar...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, home to the world’s largest seafaring workforce, could face repercussions after the United States sank a landmark global deal to cut carbon emissions from ships, delaying international climate action for another year.

DMW: Remains of Pinoy seafarer who died after Houthi attack back in PH
October 20, 2025 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news//pinoyabroad/dispatch/963001/dmw-remains...

The remains of a Filipino seafarer who perished after an attack of Houthi rebels on the MV Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden last months are now in the country, the Department of Migrant Workers said.

Philippine overseas shipping industry shifts to services-led model amid capital surge, fleet decline
Liz Lagniton October 13, 2025 https://maritimefairtrade.org/philippine-overseas-shipping-industry-shif...

Manning agency, ship operator suspended after Aden attack
Kimberly Anne Ojeda 15 Oct 2025 https://tribune.net.ph/2025/10/15/manning-agency-ship-operator-suspended...

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) ordered the suspension of both the manning agency and the principal company of the vessel MV Minervagracht following the attack on the cargo ship last month.

NSRI Mossel Bay conducts medical evacuation of seafarer from vessel offshore
https://www.nsri.org.za/2025/10/nsri-mossel-bay-conducts-midnight-medica...

Philippines to receive vessel carrying radioactive cargo from Indonesia
Raffy Ayeng 12 Oct 2025 https://tribune.net.ph/2025/10/12/philippines-to-receive-vessel-carrying...

Maritime and government authorities are on high alert ahead of the arrival of a vessel carrying cargoes contaminated with Cesium-137 (Cs-137) — a radioactive substance that can cause cancer and other serious health risks upon exposure.