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Despite the efforts of trade unions and NGOs, seafarer abandonment is on the rise
Annick Berger 25 June 2021 https://www.equaltimes.org/despite-the-efforts-of-trade#.YORtxUwRW1s

Translated from French by Brandon Johnson

Liners on track to secure up to $100bn profit this year
Sam Chambers July 6, 2021 https://splash247.com/liners-on-track-to-secure-up-to-100bn-profit-this-...

Drewry’s latest Container Forecaster report has carried out a massive upgrade of liner profits for the full year.

Abandoned: The seafarers stuck at sea for two years
Jenni Henderson and Amos Roberts 6 Jul 2021

Protests signs are seen onboard the Ula ship which was left abandoned by its owner [Al Jazeera]
As many as 200,000 seafarers have been left stranded at sea during the pandemic as shipping companies turn a blind eye.

Akash Kumar was excited when he boarded his first ship as a seafarer, a bulk carrier called the Ula.

Korea unveils multibillion dollar package to boost domestic shipping sector
Martina Li 05/07/2021 https://theloadstar.com/korea-unveils-multibillion-dollar-package-to-boo...

The South Korean government has launched a major support package for the domestic container shipping industry.

Innovations in maritime navigation software
Luke Christou 06 Jul 2021 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/innovations-in-maritime-navigat...

State agency cautions against early optimism in S. Korean shipping industry
05/07/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/state-agency-cautions-against-early...

Shipping is blood of economy, but as of recent, a bad blood
Mikhail Voytenko July 5, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/07/05/shipping-is-blood-of-economy-...

The high, human cost of global shipping in the pandemic: Sailors stuck at sea for months
Peter Armstrong · Jul 02, 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-shipping-sailors-seafarers-1....

Philippines assumes ILO chairmanship
Mayen Jaymalin - July 5, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/07/05/2110228/philippines-assume...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now plays a key role in setting global labor standards as it officially assumed the chairmanship of the International Labor Organization (ILO) government group.

Detained again: Foreign-registered tanker caught anchoring illegally a second time in Johor waters
04 Jul 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/04/detained-again-foreign...

KOTA TINGGI: A tanker registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis has been detained for anchoring illegally in Tanjung Penawar here – the second time the vessel has committed such an offence.