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Hundreds of UK offshore workers set to strike
Adis Ajdin November 17, 2021 https://splash247.com/hundreds-of-uk-offshore-workers-set-to-strike/

Around 300 workers of Ponticelli UK and Semco Maritime employed on TotalEnergies’ North Sea assets in the UK have voted in favor of going on strike, following a dispute over cuts to terms and conditions, trade union Unite has confirmed.

EU eyes tighter waste rules to limit countries shipping trash abroad
Kate Abnett November 18, 2021 https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-eyes-tighter-waste-rules...

BRUSSELS, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a revamp of EU rules on waste shipments to make it harder for member states to offload their trash into poorer countries.

Seafarers now create new lobby amid hardships
Philip Mwakio November 18th 2021 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/shipping-logistics/article/2001...

Poor wages, shaky contracts, getting abandoned at sea, are among the many problems seafarers face in the modern shipping industry.

36 Pinoys stranded in Fiji return home
TINA G. SANTOS November 18, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/200333/36-pinoys-stranded-in-fiji-retu...

Marina eyes major reforms in maritime education, training
November 17, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/17/business/maritime/marina-eyes-maj...

Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 3 2021 – being at sea for long periods takes its toll
15/11/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-happiness-index-shi-quart...

Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) Quarter 3 2021 reports an overall average score of 6.59/10, an uptick from 5.99 in Q2. Giving us an indication of the true emotional trajectory of seafarers after struggling for around 21 months since the pandemic.

Singapore to provide at least 12,000 vaccine doses for seafarers
Marcus Hand | Nov 16, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/singapore-provide-leas...

Singapore is making available at least 12,000 vaccine doses for international seafarers for the next phase of its crew vaccination programme.

Marcus Hand | Nov 16, 2021

Why the next electric battery boom may be in cargo ships
Susan Caminiti Oct 26 2021 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/26/why-the-next-electric-battery-boom-may-b...

The dozens of diesel-operated cargo ships floating off the coasts of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California aren’t just emblematic of the snarled supply chain. They’re contributing to the 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions each year from marine shipping.

Shipping Containers Get Foldable Design Seen as Cure for Logjams
Augusta Saraiva (Bloomberg) — November 15, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/shipping-containers-get-foldable-design-seen-as-cur...

Few tools of the global economy have survived without major innovations as long as the shipping container. The supply ructions around the world are presenting an opportunity to test that incumbency.

The shipping industry faces a climate crisis reckoning – will it decarbonize?
Maddie Stone 12 Nov 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/12/shipping-industry-cl...

World’s largest shipping company Maersk plans to power new container ships on carbon-neutral methanol but very little of it is produced today