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Digitalisation offers tremendous upside for the shipping industry
Rainbow Nelson | Oct 27, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/technology/digitalisation-offers-treme...

John Lusk, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Spire Maritime talks about what has been holding back maritime digitalisation.

Seatrade Maritime News: What has been holding back the industry’s adoption of new technology and digitalization?

105 containers that fell off cargo ship believed to have sunk: coast guard
Nov. 12, 2021 https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/105-containers-that-fell-off-cargo-sh...

The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 109 containers that fell from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk.

Fiji, Philippines urged to do more for seafarers
Christine Rovoi 10 Nov 2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/455384/fiji-philippines...

The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Fiji and the Philippines to uphold and protect the rights of seafarers.

A group of Filipino sailors stranded in Fiji - some for up to three years - have been allowed to leave the country.

Seafair assures perfect ship-seafarer match
Yashika F. Torib November 10, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/10/business/maritime/seafair-assures...

Finding the right workforce that perfectly fits the requirements of the company is, at times, a serious problem for employers. In the case of the shipping industry, however, one company has found a way to address both the employers' and seafarers' concerns over employment.

No Ferry Services in Greece Due to 48-hour Seamen Strike
09 Nov 2021 https://news.gtp.gr/2021/11/09/no-ferry-services-in-greece-due-to-48-hou...

Ferries will stay docked at ports across Greece during November 10-12 after Pan-Hellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) announced a 48-hour strike.

According to an announcement, the umbrella union of Greek seamen are demanding a revised collective labor agreement with pay raises.

Piraeus container port workers call off strike after deal with Cosco
05.11.2021 • https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1171227/piraeus-container-port-work...

Cargo vessels collide on Chao Phraya River
2 Nov 2021 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2208291/cargo-vessels-colli...

Two cargo ships collided on the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prakan province late on Tuesday morning.

Asian shipowners fire broadside at European ETS plans
Sam Chambers November 9, 2021 https://splash247.com/asian-shipowners-fire-broadside-at-european-ets-pl...

Further proof of the bitter fault lines emerging in the global green governance of shipping emerged today with an uncharacteristically strongly worded missive from the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA), hitting out at the European Union’s plan to include shipping in the bloc’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

Shipping company warns it's having trouble finding crew to run freighters, threatening further delays
Grace Kay 8 Nov 2021 https://www.businessinsider.com/shipping-company-warns-cargo-boat-crew-s...

COVID-19 has taken a toll on shipping crews across the world — and a Hong Kong-based maritime company warns it could cause a lack of seafarers.

Raising the bar for satellite communications access at sea
8 Nov 2021 https://satelliteprome.com/opinion/raising-the-bar-for-satellite-communi...

Jens Ewerling is Product Manager, VSAT at Cobham SATCOM.

In its most recent Seafarer Happiness Index report, the Mission to Seafarers found there to be an increase in investment, and subsequent improvement in access to connectivity at sea, because of Covid-19.