President Ferdinand Marcos witnessed the signing of the implementing rules and regulations of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers on Wednesday, three months after the law’s enactment, one of the most important new pieces of regulation to hit the world’s top crewing nation in a generation. The...
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Philippine carrier Lorenzo Shipping Corp has received a P270m ($4.6m) financial lifeline from majority shareholder, Doris Ho-led National Marine Corp. National Marine has bought 270m new shares of Lorenzo Shipping at P1 each, much of which will go to pay loss-making Lorenzo’s belated fuel bills....
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China accused the Philippines on Friday of having “provoked trouble” in the South China Sea with U.S. backing, a week after Beijing and Manila traded accusations over a new confrontation in the disputed waters.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his nation won’t deploy Navy warships to the South China Sea in response to recent clashes with Beijing in disputed waters.
https://gcaptain.com/marcos-says-philippines-wont-send-warships-after-china-clashes/
The Philippines filed a diplomatic protest against Beijing on Thursday, a government official said, following fresh encounters between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea.
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-files-protest-against-china-after-sea-incidents/
China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in a longstanding dispute between the neighbours.
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-china-trade-accusations-on-new-south-china-sea-confrontation/
The Philippines said a Chinese Navy chopper harassed Filipino fishing boats at a disputed South China Sea reef, showing lingering tensions in the key waterway.
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-sends-ships-to-reef-after-china-harassment/
BEIJING, Nov 30 (Reuters) – China’s coast guard said it had conducted patrols around the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Saturday to safeguard China’s territorial rights. The coast guard has continued to strengthen…
The U.S. military is supporting Philippine operations in the South China Sea via a special task force, a U.S. embassy official said on Thursday, an initiative Manila said involves intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-sets-up-task-force-to-back-philippines-in-south-china-sea/
Global seaborne coal trades are being cleaved apart, with Asian economies taking more and more volumes while the West pulls back from the commodity. According to data from AXS Marine, the volume of steam coal cargoes discharged at mainland Chinese ports in October reached 34.25m tonnes, up 15.8%...
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