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Remittances reach 7-month high in July
Keisha B. Ta-asan September 15, 2023 https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2023/09/15/545834/remittances-r...

CASH remittances surged in July as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent more money to their families amid higher inflation and borrowing costs.

Merchant shipping heading for the doldrums as seafarers jump board
Leon Berenger September 10, 2023 http://sundayobserver.lk/2023/09/10/news-features/2660/merchant-shipping...

Concern in shipping fraternity Unity needed to find solution - Official

Women seafarers battle male-dominated culture
Lucy Hine 12 September 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/esg/women-seafarers-battle-male-dominated...

All female panel line-up talks future fuels, ports, digital skills and how they came into shipping at Lloyd’s Register report launch

Female seafarers are still being subjected to harassment and bullying in prevailing male-dominated cultures onboard vessels, according to two experienced women mariners.

Seafarer dies in ‘tragic’ accident at Italian port
Gary Dixon 15 September 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/seafarer-dies-in-tragic-accide...

Two men from Caronte & Tourist ropax hit by truck at the port of Salerno>

A seafarer has been killed and another seriously injured in an accident at the port of Salerno in Italy.

Global Seafarer survey shows crews facing lower pay and longer spells at sea
24/08/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-seafarer-survey-shows-crews-...

Declining wages and longer spells at sea are threatening to plunge the shipping industry into a recruitment crisis unless fundamental changes are made to working conditions, a new report has found.

Vessels runs aground off Coron, Palawan; crew members safe
John Eric Mendoza September 14, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1831821/ship-runs-aground-off-coron-island...

MANILA, Philippines — A ship ran aground on Thursday off Coron Island in Palawan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

The PCG said LCT (landing craft tank) Lady Alina ran aground at around 3:30 pm.

Video: Crew Escapes Fire Aboard Shadowy Chinese Cargo Ship in Taiwan
Sep 14, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/video-crew-escapes-fire-aboard-sh...

Iran seizes two vessels in oil smuggling probe
Adis Ajdin September 15, 2023 https://splash247.com/iran-seizes-two-vessels-in-oil-smuggling-probe/

Iranian forces have detained two ships in the Persian Gulf and arrested their crew for allegedly carrying smuggled oil.

The Iranian state news agency Irna said that the Revolutionary Guards Navy seized two vessels flying the flags of Panama and Tanzania, accusing them of smuggling over 1.5m litres of fuel.

China Focus: China’s shipbuilding industry cruising to bigger success
16/09/2023 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-focus-chinas-shipbuilding-ind...

As the world’s largest luxury passenger cruise ship in terms of tonnage embarked on its voyage in the Mediterranean, a counterpart of equal magnificence was standing prepared for delivery along the Pearl River in south China.

Seafarers welfare key to a productive maritime sector — NIMASA boss
Godwin Oritse September 13, 2023 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/09/seafarers-welfare-key-to-a-productiv...

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said that seafarers lay at the heart of an efficient and productive maritime sector.