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Armed robbers at work at Manila anchorage
Armed robbery incidents at an anchorage in the capital of the Philippines are proliferating. The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating…
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Philippine authorities suspect collusion among container carriers
Manila is the latest place where carriers are under the spotlight for their pricing ploys. A preliminary investigation by the…
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Acteon awarded contract for the Philippines LNG terminal
UK-based marine contractor Acteon has secured an integrated project with Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company (AG&P) for the development of…
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Svitzer secures First Gen contract in the Philippines
Towage operator Svitzer, part of Maersk, has secured a 10-year time charter deal with FGEN LNG, a subsidiary of First…
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Etihad Airlines comes under fire over $1,500 surcharge for returning Filipino seafarers
Abu Dhabi-headquartered Etihad Airlines has come under fire for its decision to add a $1,500 surcharge for Filipinos heading home.…
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Philippines launches seafarer vaccination programme
The Philippines is rolling out a vaccination programme for its seafarers scheduled for deployment within 90 days from July 1…
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Floatel International secures Shell contract in the Philippines
Offshore accommodation provider Floatel International has been awarded a contract by Shell for semisub vessel in the Philippines. The contract…
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Philippines bans crew changes for ships with recent calls to the Indian sub-continent
The Philippines, which had tried to position itself as a crew change hub over the last year, is taking evasive…
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Four dead, nine still missing in Philippine cargo ship grounding
Four of the 20 crewmembers of the grounded cargo vessel LCT Cebu Great Ocean have been found dead along the…
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Seven rescued, 13 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines
Seven of the 20 crewmembers of LCT Cebu Great Ocean have been rescued after they went missing when the vessel…
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20 missing after cargo ship runs aground in Philippines during super typhoon
Search and rescue operations are ongoing for 20 missing crewmembers of a vessel laden with nickel ore that ran aground…
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Filipino seafarers abducted from chemical tanker off Benin return home
Ten Filipino seafarers who were abducted from De Poli Tankers’ vessel Davide B off the coast of Benin in the…
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McDermott’s CB&I to deliver storage tank for Philippines’ first LNG import terminal
McDermott’s CB&I Storage Solutions business has secured a contract from Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila (AG&P) for the…
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Oil tanker and bulk carrier collide off Cavite City
An oil tanker and dry bulk ship collided in waters off Cavite City, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday.…
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First Gen picks BW FSRU for Batangas LNG project
BW Group’s business unit BW Gas has won a five-year charter deal with First Gen for floating storage regasification unit…
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Concern Abu Sayyaf might be targeting ships again
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, an Asian piracy monitoring organisation, today issued a warning based on information from the Philippine Coast…
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Covid-19 variants spook Manila, crew change bans put in place
New strains of Covid-19 detected in the UK and South Africa are spooking immigration authorities around the world. The variants…
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Last refinery in the Philippines shutters
The last refinery working in the Philippines will close next month. Petron said the decision to close its loss-making 180,000…
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Manila, Singapore seafarer safe corridor preparations progress
Singaporean authorities have green lighted hotel conditions in Manila as seafarer safe corridor preparations between the Philippines and the key…
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ICTSI connects 31 terminals to TradeLens
Manila-based port operator ICTSI has connected all of its 31 terminals to TradeLens, a blockchain platform jointly developed by IBM…
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