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India's Seafarers Face New Challenges as Outbreak Grows at Home
Ankur Kundu 04-28-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/india-s-seafarers-face-new-ch...

Seafarers with recent travel history to India have been banned from undergoing crew change in Singapore. In a separate decision, the UAE's port of Fujairah has also banned crew change for ships arriving from India.

Owners of sunken cargo vessel to take full responsibility for oil spill in Misamis Oriental
Gabriel Pabico Lalu -April 27, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1424538/owners-of-sunk-cargo-vessel-to-tak...

Talks at the ILO over seafarer minimum wage break down
Sam Chambers April 28, 2021 https://splash247.com/talks-at-the-ilo-over-seafarer-minimum-wage-break-...

After two days of talks at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), negotiations on setting a new minimum wage for seafarers over the coming three years have broken down between seafarer unions and shipowners. Shipowners’ offer representing a 3% pay rise for seafarers across the world was rejected.

Chile’s dockworkers join nationwide protest over pensions policy
Kim Biggar April 29, 2021 https://splash247.com/chiles-dockworkers-join-nationwide-protest-over-pe...

Leading pastoral care for Filipino seafarers
Yashika F. Torib April 28, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/28/business/maritime-business/leadin...

South China Sea: Vietnam building up its maritime militia, magazine says
Liu Zhen 25 Apr, 2021 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3130932/south-china-se...

Activities in waters near Hainan, Paracel and Spratly islands have ‘threatened China’s maritime law enforcement and national defence security’, Naval and Merchant Ships says
Matter must be ‘taken seriously and dealt with in a timely manner’, it says

Danish envoy commends PH government role in crew change
April 28, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/28/business/maritime-business/danish...

The Philippine government has earned favorable remarks from shipowning countries on how the country performed at the height of the pandemic last year.

Legal and practical guidance published for the hundreds of seafarers abandoned across the globe
27/04/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/legal-and-practical-guidance-publis...

Charity Human Rights at Sea has partnered with global law firm Reed Smith to help tackle the growing problem known as seafarer abandonment; an issue that has seen cases rise dramatically over the last 12 months.

Fraud and connectivity impacting seafarer happiness
Gary Howard | Apr 27, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/fraud-and-connectivity-impacti...

The latest Seafarer Happiness Index showed investments in connectivity and onboard resources were effective in improving seafarer happiness, and revealed a list of factors weighing on crews.

Video: Cargo Ship Losses Stability Dumping Containers into Harbor
04-27-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-cargo-ship-losses-stabi...