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The impending disruption of maritime disputes and what can we do about it?
Punit Oza, Jun 14, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/impending-disruption...

Punit Oza, Executive Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), examines the impact of digitalisation and disruption on disputes in the industry.

Opinion: This is why almost half of cargo ships are sailing around empty
Myrto Kalouptsidi June 16, 2021 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-almost-half-of-cargo-ships...

Gibraltar remains the most vital sea passage in the world

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Church leader cites heroic response of Filipino seafarers
Christina Hermoso June 16, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/16/church-leader-cites-heroic-response-of-fili...

Seafarer groups back Cebu's swab-upon-arrival-policy
Yashika F. Torib June 16, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/16/business/maritime/seafarer-groups...

Several seafarer groups are pushing for the national implementation of the Swab-Upon-Arrival policy for merchant mariners that has been practiced by the province of Cebu since March 2021.

NordCham Philippines concerned with seafarers’ mental health
Mette Larsen June 15, 2021 - https://scandasia.com/nordcham-philippines-concerned-with-seafarers-ment...

NordCham Philippines will team up with several partners to address the what, why, and how relating to improving seafarers’ mental health and well-being in an upcoming webinar on 23 June.

Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers - To whom applicable?
Atty. Brenda V. Pimentel June 16, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/16/news/maritime/magna-carta-of-fili...

MEPC environmental regulatory failures will put the heat under the IMO
Nick Savvides 15/06/2021

If ever the International Maritime Organization (IMO) needed regional regulation, it was at yesterday’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting.

The industry seemed to be making light of the climate crisis and metaphorically rowed back on emissions targets.

DFA to repatriate 13 seafarers stranded in China
Tina G. Santos June 15, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1446162/dfa-to-repatriate-13-seafarers-str...

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday directed officials to speed up the process of repatriating 13 Filipino seafarers who have been stranded for 17 months on board their vessel in China.

When contract termination coincides with medical repatriation
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO | June 15,2021 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/382659/when-contract-termination-coin...

The employer cannot escape liability on the mere fact that the seafarer finished his contract if it should have been essentially a case of medical repatriation.

Gem-Ver crew say compensation for boat ramming coming
Karl R. Ocampo, Madonna Virola - June 15, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1446197/gem-ver-crew-say-compensation-for-...