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Filipino seafarers are not probationary employees
Dennis Gorecho - December 29, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/filipino-seafarers-are-not-probationary-employ...

FILIPINO seafarers are not probationary employees in connection with dismissal cases.

Filipino seafarers account for 30% of total in Japanese vessels
28/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/filipino-seafarers-account-for-30-o...

Some 30 percent of the 46,000 seafarers deployed aboard Japanese vessels are Filipinos who have been cited for their work excellence by no less than the current chairman of International Mariners’ Management of Japan (IMMAJ).

2018: A Year to Remember or to Forget for Shipping?
29/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/2018-a-year-to-remember-or-to-forge...

‘Asean firms stand to gain from US-China trade war’
December 29, 2018 https://businessmirror.com.ph/asean-firms-stand-to-gain-from-us-china-tr...

THE Philippines and other Asean member-states could benefit from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but stakeholders must act now to take advantage of opportunities.

Using Big Data to Transform Digital Navigation
Thomas Mellor 2018-12-28 https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/using-big-data-to-transform-di...

This year, the maritime industry witnessed an important milestone in safety and situational awareness at sea, with the introduction of an ADMIRALTY high-density contour Electronic Navigational Chart (HD-ENC) for the UK’s Bristol Channel.

Nalzaro: Marina should impose maritime laws
BOBBY G. NALZARO June 16, 2017 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/148072/

IS the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) really exercising its mandate to closely monitor all vessels and implement safety standards and regulations? I ask this question because we have been hearing reports about some passenger and cargo vessels not arriving on time in their destinations because of engine trouble.

13 rescued after cargo ship runs aground in East China Sea
Xinhua| 2018-12-28 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/28/c_137704719.htm

SHANGHAI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- All 13 crew on a cargo ship were rescued as of 9:15 a.m. Friday after the ship ran aground in East China Sea, according to the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.

At least 15,000 stranded in ports due to ‘Usman’
Daphne Galvez - December 28, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067113/at-least-15000-stranded-in-ports-d...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship crew member
Lisa J. Huriash 27 Dec 2018 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-coast-guard-two-searches...
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The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a Royal Caribbean crew member who went overboard off the Harmony of the Seas about 270 miles from Puerto Rico.

Arron Hough, 20, of the United Kingdom went overboard on Christmas Day, the Coast Guard said.

Major container ships collision at Nansha port, watch VIDEO
Mikhail VoytenkoNewsDecember 26, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/26/major-container-ships-collision-...