Classification society RINA has been recognized by the Paris MOU as the best performing Recognized Organization in 2009.

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Governments at an IMO conference in Manila, Philippines on June 25 adopted amendments to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).

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Chinese naval task force, deployed in Gulf of Aden to fight Somali pirates, has staged a special anti-piracy exercise to improve rapid-reaction ability of its ship-based helicopters.

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Forty-two people were injured after two boats carrying Thai and foreign tourists collided in the Gulf of Thailand near Samui Island.

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The amended Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention has imposed stricter rules on the hours of work for the shipping lines’ crew members when at sea but little has been made to address piracy.

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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has called for a review of the domestic policies on ship crew competence following a number of grounding incidents involving passenger and cargo vessels.

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A Filipino national has been burnt in an explosion on the deck of a coal ship off the central Queensland coast.

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Dutch ship owners want their ships to be manned by an all-Filipino crew, from officer down to ratings (non-officer) rank, an envoy said.

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The US government’s definition of piracy would make pirates out of environmental activists attempting to blockade a whaling ship, attorneys for six Somali defendants accused of attacks on a U.S. Navy ship argue.

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Shipping companies report only a fraction of the actual cases of piracy for fear of their ships being impounded for long periods or because they simply do not want to pay the resultant higher insurance premium.

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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) awarded three Filipino seafarers who have excelled in the global shipping industry during the International Diplomatic Conference of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in Manila last week.

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Five holidaymakers have been rescued in Cornwall in less than 24 hours after all were caught in riptides.

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The Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) presented the Foss vessels with Jones F. Devlin Awards at the Annual Safety Awards Luncheon held this year in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

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Abby Sunderland, the teenage sailor who was rescued after her yacht was disabled by strong waves in the Indian Ocean while attempting a solo around-the-world voyage, was one step closer to home Friday night when she landed at Reunion Island, near Madagascar.

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Pirates in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia have captured a Singapore-flagged cargo ship with 19 Chinese crew on board, maritime authorities said.

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