Tag: seafarers

Philippine-flagged vessels simultaneously sounded nine short horn blasts followed by one long blast on Tuesday to highlight the country's identity as a maritime and...

The first National Seafarers Day (NSD) was celebrated on August 18, 1996, with the theme "Marinong Filipino: Taas Noo!" at the WG&A Pier 4,...

“Munhait hi nitaguwan tun ajor karu nga miid ahan chi iibba an tatagu ay mun-anap ay chi cha enggan adugwan.” It is the Ifugao translation...

The seafarer, like other OFWs, is often looked up to as one of today’s heroes who, through the huge remittances in billions of dollars...

In the Suez Canal, a sideways-turned ship led to a $10 billion traffic jam. In the Port of LA, a Covid-induced bottleneck of dozens...

More than 400,000 seafarers globally are trapped on ships because of the pandemic’s travel restrictions, and working with expired contracts, according to the ILO.

In an advisory on Tuesday, the MARINA said all STCW certificates that are set to expire beginning September 1 to December 31 of this year will be valid for another year — from the date of expiry — without requiring its holders to file for a renewal.