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  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    ‘Only job I know’: Philippine sailors return to sea despite wartime risks

    Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 Manila, Philippines – Monsoon rains may have forced schools to shut down and suspended government services in the Philippine capital last week, but applicants at shipping companies and employment agencies still formed …

    Source: Al Jazeera - Pro-Government
  • Published on Aug 4, 2026

    IMO Whitelist reinclusion secures Filipino seafarers’ jobs

    LEADERS and stakeholders of the Philippine maritime industry are united in welcoming the country’s reinclusion on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Whitelist — a development that ensures job stability for more than 400,000 Filipino seafarers …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Jul 30, 2026

    IMO reaffirms Philippine seafaring standards, retaining country on 'White List'

    MANILA, Philippines — The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has formally reaffirmed the Philippines’ full compliance with global maritime training and certification standards, confirming the nation’s continued inclusion on the agency’s official …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    The ship crew shortage is a London problem too

    London does not own many ships. It owns almost everything else about them. The city sits at the centre of the world’s maritime services economy: the International Maritime Organization on the Albert Embankment, the Baltic Exchange in St Mary Axe, the …

    Source: LondonlovesBusiness - Pending
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    What Manila asked, Delhi can lead on

    Fourteen merchant ships were trapped in the Great Bitter Lake when the Suez Canal shut in June 1967. They remained there for eight years. The crews improvised, printed stamps, and even held the Bitter Lake Olympic Games. That story should be read as a …

    Source: Hindustan Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 17, 2026

    The mission: making seafarers ‘feel welcome in a strange place’

    The deck of the red cargo ship loomed high above Valan Arockiaswamy as he yelled a greeting up through pouring rain. Three times a week, no matter the weather, the Indian-born Catholic priest takes a small boat out to visit vessels moored in the waters …

    Source: The Globe and Mail - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 14, 2026

    UN & PH demand action to protect stranded eafarers

    ​As tensions escalate in critical maritime transit zones, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has issued an urgent international call to action to protect merchant seafarers trapped in rising geopolitical conflicts, particularly …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    PH fast-tracks treaties for maritime safety

    THE Philippine government has taken concrete steps to accelerate the adoption and enforcement of priority international maritime treaties, moving to strengthen national sea safety standards and align its commercial shipping industry with global regulatory …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 9, 2026

    ‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February

    The panicked crew of a cargo ship broadcast a distress signal late on Monday night from their location in the strait of Hormuz. About 20 nautical miles north of the coast of Oman, the Minoan Pioneer bulk carrier was hit by an unknown projectile, causing a …

    Source: The Guardian - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 11, 2026

    Explainer: Indian Seafarers In Conflict Zones

    India is now the world’s second-largest supplier of seafarers. As commercial shipping comes under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea and other conflict-affected waters, Indian sailors are increasingly exposed to wars in which they have no role. …

    Source: India's World - Pending
  • Published on Aug 10, 2026

    Why are Indian seafarers among the biggest victims of the West Asia war?

    Why are Indian seafarers among the biggest victims? The principal reason is India’s enormous and rapidly expanding presence in the international maritime workforce. According to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026, India now has 311,936 seafarers …

    Source: The New Indian Express - Neutral
  • Published on Aug 10, 2026

    Somali pirates are back

    It’s Groundhog Day in the Gulf. I use an American reference as it’s an American-made calamity. After weeks of stop-start progress, 14,000 of the estimated 20,000 seafarers who had been stuck in the Strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump began bombing Iran …

    Source: Unherd - Center-right
  • Published on Aug 4, 2026

    The Iran war’s forgotten captives: Sailors trapped in the Persian Gulf

    Many ships have sailed out of the Persian Gulf, dashing through the strait when conditions have allowed. Roughly 6000 sailors remain stranded, the maritime organisation said. They live in peril, carrying out maintenance, lookouts and checks on cargo, with …

    Source: The New Zealand Herald - Neutral
  • Published on Jul 30, 2026

    Asean shipowners raise need to complete COC in South China Sea

    MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Shipowners Association (FASA) -- which employs a "big chunk" of Filipino seafarers -- raised the importance of completing the Code of Conduct (COC) in the …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 4, 2026

    Iran War’s forgotten captives: Sailors Trapped in the Gulf

    Trapped on a commercial ship anchored 4 miles off Iran’s coast, about two dozen merchant seamen are entering their fourth month of living under the watch of Iranian guards. Iran seized the vessel, the MSC Francesca, as it tried to pass through the Strait …

    Source: Oman Observer - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Jul 30, 2026

    Asean shipowners want South China Sea COC

    THE Federation of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Shipowners Association (FASA) — which employs a “big chunk” of Filipino seafarers — has raised the importance of completing the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. FASA Chairman …

    Source: The Manila Times - Indeterminate
  • Published on Aug 5, 2026

    The Iran war’s forgotten captives: Sailors trapped in the Arabian Gulf

    Trapped on a commercial ship anchored 4 miles off Iran’s coast, about two dozen merchant seamen are entering their fourth month of living under the watch of Iranian guards. Iran seized the vessel, the MSC Francesca, as it tried to pass through the Strait …

    Source: Khaleej Times - Gov't Propaganda
  • Published on Aug 3, 2026

    Tehran’s New Weapon Is Not a Bomb. It Is an Invoice.

    Iran is expanding the theater of war with an eye on the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, according to U.S. Central Command, more than 30 Iranian-directed drones attacked American forces and Saudi energy installations near Riyadh and the Eastern Province. On …

    Source: Yahoo News - Center-left
  • Published on Aug 5, 2026

    Attacks on ships squeeze fuel routes from Hormuz to Black Sea

    A widening series of attacks on merchant vessels across the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea is squeezing energy exports and raising the cost of moving fuel, leaving consumers exposed to higher petrol and diesel prices even as crude markets …

    Source: Cyprus Mail - Indeterminate

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