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Exporters say shipping shortage hampering product deliveries
Arjay L. Balinbin July 2, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/exporters-say-shipping-shortage-hampering-p...

The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) said Friday that 80 out of nearly 100 member-companies that responded to a recent survey said they are currently unable to ship products due to a shortage of vessel space.

Shipping exempted from new global taxation plans aimed at multinationals
Sam Chambers July 2, 2021 https://splash247.com/shipping-exempted-from-new-global-taxation-plans-a...

Industry View: Shipping In A Post-Covid World
03/07/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/industry-view-shipping-in-a-post-co...

Seafarers may be reluctant to go ashore when ports reopen after the coronavirus pandemic despite some of them spending a year or more away from family and friends, according to a mental health expert.

Five seafarers taken off Norden bulker with 'severe' Covid-19 symptoms: Crew members hospitalised while others in isolation at Le Havre
Gary Dixon 1 July 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/bulkers/five-seafarers-taken-off-norden-b...

Five crew members have been taken to hospital from a Norden-operated bulker in France with severe Covid-19 symptoms.

Chinese crew onboard international vessels top 120,000 in 2020
Katherine Si | Jun 28, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/chinese-crew-onboard-i...

At the end of 2020 there were some 17,175 newly registered seafarers serving on international vessels bringing the total to 122,034 according to China Maritime Safety Administration. These seafarers and owners were served by 250 crewing agencies.

Securing seafarers' jobs and promoting PH as a safe crew change hub
July 1, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/07/01/business/maritime/securing-seafar...

Licensed manning agencies (LMAs) welcomed the recent prudent judgment and flexibility exercised by some government officials that helped in easing up the challenges they face in staging crew change operations in Manila.

Crew change crisis worsens, Neptune Indicator shows 8.8% of seafarers over contract
Marcus Hand | Jul 01, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/crew-change-crisis-wor...

The Covid-19 crisis in many seafarer supply nations hit by the spread of the Delta variant has led to a worsening of the crew change situation with 8.8% of crew employed by top managers now onboard after their contract expiry.

Terror threat makes seafarer crew change impossible in northern Mozambique: ITF
Baibhav Mishra - June 29, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/shipping/seafarers/terror-threat-makes-seafarer-cr...

Ship owners should stop attempting to perform crew changes in northern Mozambique while seafarers are at risk of attack or kidnapping by violent terrorist groups operating in the region.

Stranded Filipino seafarer shares ordeal in Fiji
Yashika Torib June 30, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/30/business/maritime/stranded-filipi...

John Iyod Restauro felt an overwhelming sense of relief and excitement as he stepped into the airport. After about two and a half years of being stranded in Fiji, New Zealand, he is finally going back home to Cebu.

Crewing Costs are Rising due to Vaccine Delays and Travel Restrictions
Jun 29, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/crewing-costs-are-rising-due-...