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Families club together to create ¥5m reward in last bid to find missing Gulf Livestock 1 crew
Sam Chambers November 6, 2020 https://splash247.com/families-club-together-to-create-%c2%a55m-reward-i...

Hontiveros prods DFA to pursue search for missing Filipino seafarers
November 6, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/06/hontiveros-prods-dfa-to-pursue-search-for-m...

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday renewed her calls for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to prod the owners of the ill-fated Gulf Livestock 1 to swiftly facilitate its search for the Filipino seafarers who are still missing.

AMSA orders Chinese owners to repatriate crew onboard ship almost two years
Jason Jiang November 5, 2020 https://splash247.com/amsa-orders-chinese-owners-to-repatriate-crew-onbo...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has ordered Tianjin Shun Xin Yuan Shipping to repatriate nine crewmembers who have been onboard general cargo ship Brio Faith for more than 12 months.

US election: how has Donald Trump impacted the maritime industry?
Adele Berti 2 November 2020

As the countdown continues to Tuesday’s US presidential election, we spoke to Cozen O’Connor attorney Jeff Vogel to find out about Donald Trump’s impact on the maritime industry over the past four years.

The US is currently bracing for one of the most divisive presidential elections in its history, with Donald Trump and Joe Biden preparing to hit the polls on Tuesday.

Marina allows online ship audit
November 4, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/04/business/maritime-business/marina...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has implemented the guidelines in conducting a remote inspection of ships and shipyards under the ‘new normal’ in the maritime industry.

Why nuclear power would be catastrophic for the shipping industry
Sam Chambers October 29, 2020 https://splash247.com/why-nuclear-power-would-be-catastrophic-for-the-sh...

Nuclear power being used to propel ships could be catastrophic, according to one of the most famous names in shipping, but the damage would be to the fundamental shipping markets rather than the usual environmental concerns about using atomic energy.

Shipping industry leaders launch project for Seafarers’ Rights
Baibhav Mishra - November 6, 2020 https://seanews.co.uk/features/shipping-industry-leaders-launch-project-...

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), along with SSI members today announce the launch of a new project focusing on seafarers’ labour and human rights.

Enrique, Magellan’s elusive slave
Ambeth R. Ocampo - November 04, 2020 https://opinion.inquirer.net/134991/enrique-magellans-elusive-slave

It must have been a Freudian slip, but I did hear someone once refer to the Magellan expedition as the first “circumcision” of the world. This reminded me of the coat of arms conferred on Juan Sebastián Elcano by Charles V in 1522 that had a terrestrial globe and the text “Primus circumdedisti me” (You went around me first).

Cebu attracts 3rd shipbuilder
05/11/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cebu-attracts-3rd-shipbuilder/

American-owned shipbuilder Advanced Catamaran Composites (ACC) Inc. is investing in the expanding West Cebu Industrial Park (WCIP), cementing Cebu’s claim as the shipbuilding capital of the Philippines having three shipbuilder locators to date.

Duterte wants separate agency for seafarers’ welfare, prods Congress to create new dept. of overseas workers
October 27, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/27/duterte-wants-separate-agency-for-seafarers...

The President disclosed plans for a new maritime agency after asking Congress to hasten the passage of a bill creating a department for migrant Filipino workers.