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NYK First: Indonesian Seafarer Appointed as Captain of LNG Carrier
Oct. 14, 2021 https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NIPPON-YUSEN-KABUSHIKI-KA-649...

On October 8, NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.* appointed Indonesia seafarer Asep Dadang Kurniawan as the first Indonesian captain of an NYK LNG carrier.

Stuck at sea, sailors grapple with food shortages, crew fights, health issues
Alena Maschke- October 13, 2021 https://lbbusinessjournal.com/stuck-at-sea-sailors-grapple-with-food-sho...

Major Tianjin yard bankrupt
Sam Chambers October 13, 2021 https://splash247.com/major-tianjin-yard-bankrupt/

In Asia, shipyards these days rarely become extinct, they merely change hands once the coffers run dry.

In China, it has been announced that debt-laden Tianjin Xingang Ship Heavy Industry is to close as a corporate entity. The yard, founded 81 years ago, has already been through one bankruptcy process at the start of the century.

Maersk suspends five vessel crew amid claims of rape and sexual harassment
Nick Savvides 11/10/2021 https://theloadstar.com/maersk-suspends-five-vessel-crew-amid-claims-of-...

Allegations of rape are “widespread in the container shipping industry”, according to a female cadet, who claims she was raped while serving a year at sea on a Maersk Line vessel.

COVID-19 Crew Change crisis: Draft IMO Assembly Resolution approved
Baibhav Mishra - October 12, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/crew/covid-19-crew-change-crisis-draft-imo-assembl...

Are We Preparing Our Seafarers for Technological Change?
Captain Andrew Moll Oct 12, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/are-we-preparing-our-seafa...

Filipino seafarer makes art through food
John Legaspi October 12, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/12/filipino-seafarer-makes-art-through-food/

Code of conduct to protect seafarers’ rights and welfare launched
The Editorial Team October 12, 2021 https://safety4sea.com/code-of-conduct-to-protect-seafarers-rights-and-w...

Today sees the launch of a landmark Code of Conduct and self-assessment tool developed to protect the human rights and welfare of the world’s nearly two million seafarers.

Over 90 distressed Filipinos in Bahrain return home
Betheena Unite October 11, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/11/over-90-distressed-filipinos-in-bahrain-ret...

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Meanwhile, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen, with the assistance of Filipino doctor Christopher Hemady, conducted online medical consultations of 29 stranded Filipino seafarers aboard Hanrong 362, 366 and 369 in Dongshan County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province.

Supporting seafarers on the frontline of COVID-19
11/10/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/supporting-seafarers-on-the-frontli...