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Maersk warns clients of the supply chain risks emanating from China’s electricity rationing measures
Sam Chambers October 29, 2021 https://splash247.com/maersk-warns-clients-of-the-supply-chain-risks-ema...

Maersk, the world’s largest containerline, has warned clients of the supply chain risks from China’s ongoing power shortages.

Maritime chaplain offers support to crew stuck on cargo ships due to shipping delays
October 28, 2021 https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050177276/maritime-revered-offers-suppor...

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Samson Shekhar Chauhan of the Lutheran Maritime Ministries about his work assisting crew members unable to leave ships because of COVID restrictions and shipping delays.

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Shipping agent fuming over treatment of injured mariner
Robin Martin, Taranaki Whanganui 28 Oct 2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/454518/shipping-agent-fuming-over-tr...

A Taranaki shipping agent is fuming that an injured seafarer has been unable to get medical treatment in New Plymouth over Covid-19 fears and instead arrangements are being made to fly him back to India.

Tackling the seafarer shortage with online training courses
Frankie Youd 28 Oct 2021 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/tackling-the-seafarer-shortage-...

Marina seeks new site for shipyards affected by Cebu town reclamation project
Ador Vincent Mayol October 28, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1507613/marina-seeks-new-site-for-shipyard...

CEBU CITY––The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is seeking the relocation area for 12 shipyards in Consolacion town, north Cebu that will be displaced if the local government pushes through with its 235.8-hectare reclamation.

Maritime revered offers support to crew stuck on cargo ships due to shipping delays
Ailsa Chang,Ayen Bior, Amy Isackson October 28, 2021 https://www.wvtf.org/2021-10-28/maritime-revered-offers-support-to-crew-...

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NYK Donates Printers and Paper to School in the Philippines
10/28/2021 | https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NIPPON-YUSEN-KABUSHIKI-KA-649...

NYK has donated printers and copy paper to Paaralang Sekundarya ng Lucban, a public school providing six years of secondary education* in the Lucban-Quezon region of the Philippines. A presentation ceremony was held on October 25.

Seafarer Happiness Increases To Pre-Pandemic Levels, But Highlights The Risks Of An Exodus From The Industry
28/10/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-happiness-increases-to-pre...

Seafarer situation improving slowly Neptune Indicator shows
October 4, 2021 https://shipinsight.com/articles/seafarer-situation-improving-slowly-nep...

Improving seafarer vaccination rate, suggests Neptune Indicator. The Crew Change Indicator points to a small improvement of the situation and a significant increase in vaccination rates, nonetheless many of the challenges the industry has been facing in repatriating and sourcing crew still remain.

Migrant fishermen and debt bondage
Atty. Dennis Gorecho October 26, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/10/26/migrant-fishermen-and-debt-bond...

Delicious seafood in a menu might have a dark side: labor issues involving migrant fishermen that have long troubled the global fishing industry.