MANILA (REUTERS) - Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on Monday (June 20) agreed to designate a transit corridor for commercial vessels crossing a maritime zone hit by a spate of hijackings by Islamist militants in the southern Philippines.
Nearly 20 Indonesian...
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Thirteen Million People Reached on Day of the Seafarer
A Twitter Thunderclap for the Day of the Seafarer on June 25 reached nearly 13 million people, says the IMO. Across social media, the message that seafarers are indispensable to the world gained momentum in 165 countries across all the...
Philippines Indonesia vow increased cooperation on maritime borders
Congress okays Magna Carta for Seafarers | mb.com.ph | Philippine News
Good news for Filipino sailors.The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading the proposed “Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers” which seeks to provide wide-ranging benefits, including shipboard training and free legal consultation for sailors.House Bill 6425, a...