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Nigeria needs more vessels to employ its seafarers – Joseph
PAUL OGBUOKIRI January 29, 2023 https://www.newtelegraphng.com/nigeria-needs-more-vessels-to-employ-its-...

collecBob Yousuo Joseph, a marine engineer, is the National President of Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA). He speaks on the future of the Nigerian maritime industry as the new Lekki Deep Sea Port commences operation. PAUL OGBUOKIRI brings excerpts

Sailors on abandoned ship Yangtze Fortune in limbo while anchored on Victorian coast
Andrea Nierhoff 29 Jan 2023 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-29/sailors-in-limbo-abandoned-ship-y...

Sixteen Filipino crew members of an abandoned ship face an uncertain future after spending months in limbo off the south-west coast of Victoria.

Dating seaman na nangako ng trabaho sa barko kapalit ng pera, timbog
Dennis Datu Jan 25 2023 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/25/23/dating-seaman-na-nangako-ng-traba...

Arestado ang isang dating seaman sa Lumban, Laguna matapos pangakuan na makakasakay sa barko ang nasa 100 seafarer kapalit ng malaking halaga ng pera.

Hinuli ng pulisya sa entrapment operation ang 32 anyos na suspek na si alyas "Idan."

China’s Rising COVID-19 Infections Causing Concern for Seafarer Crew Changes
Mike Schuler January 24, 2023 https://gcaptain.com/chinas-rising-covid-19-infections-causing-concern-f...

The rise of COVID-19 infections in China is posing new challenges for crew changes as some countries reintroduce restrictions and test requirements for seafarers arriving from certain Asian nations, the Global Maritime Forum says.

Crew restrictions returning following end of China’s zero-covid policy, says GMF
Dale Wainwright 24 January 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/ship-management/crew-restrictions-returni...

Thirteen crew rescued after ship sinks off Japan, search on for 9 missing
Reuters / January 25, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1721005/thirteen-crew-rescued-after-ship-s...

Proposed Escrow provision in the Magna Carta prejudicial for seafarers
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO - | January 24,2023 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/485843/proposed-escrow-provision-in-t...

The inclusion of an escrow provision in the pending Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers will adversely affect the legal battle for labor claims.

Zambales fishers seek damages after HK ship ‘hit’ artificial reefs
Joanna Rose Aglibot - January 24, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1720150/zambales-fishers-seek-damages-afte...

Unpaid seafarers rescued after months stuck on abandoned cattle ship
Tony Wright January 21, 2023 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/unpaid-seafarers-rescued-aft...

Compensation lawsuits cutting jobs for seafarers
Dona Z. Pazzibugan - January 16, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1716903/compensation-lawsuits-cutting-jobs...

MANILA, Philippines — Exploitative compensation lawsuits that lead to billions of pesos in settlements pose the biggest threat to the employability of Filipino seafarers.