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Around 90 Japanese vessels have chosen the Philippines to host their crew changes. That includes at least 900 seafarers as the International Mariners Management Association of Japan (IMMAJ) decided to divert the crew change to different ports in the country.

Tens of thousands of Filipino seafarers have been deployed in recent months especially after deployment restrictions were eased amid the COVID-19 pandemic affecting most parts of the world.

Crossworld Marine Services Inc. is doing its part in making a sustainable maritime industry by properly discarding old machines and computer products as the company takes into heart this year’s World Maritime Day theme "Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet".

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III hailed Filipino seafarers calling them “one of the bravest” in the world, which he believes is one of the many reasons employers continue to prefer them for their vessels.

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) extends anew the Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping (STCW) certificates of Filipino seafarers due to continued limitations brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philippine government takes the necessary steps to ensure that the country is capable of handling the growing crew change demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first crew change operation in the newly opened hub in Bataan earlier this month went smoothly as headed by Department of Transportation (DOTr) through the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).

The Philippine Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has communicated the country’s guidelines for the establishment of a “green lane” for seafarers to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).