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Philippine coast guard disperses 5 Chinese, 2 Vietnamese vessels in WPS
Jul 04 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/21/philippine-coast-guard-chinese-vi...

MANILA - Five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels were recently ordered by the Philippine Coast Guard to (PCG) leave the country's waters off Palawan province, the PCG said Sunday.

Israel probes possible missile attack on cargo ship: Reports
4 Jul 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/4/israel-probes-missile-attack-on-...

Israeli media say the cargo ship was previously owned by an Israeli tycoon and came under attack while on its way to the UAE.

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship travelling from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates has come under attack in the Indian Ocean, according to Israeli and Lebanese media.

Court stops Cebu town from closing shipyards
Ador Vincent Mayol - July 02, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1454345/court-stops-cebu-town-from-closing...

CEBU CITY—Owners of five shipyards operating in Cebu province have sought the court’s intervention after officials of Consolacion town refused to give them permits to operate to pave the way for the local government’s plan to reclaim the area where the companies are operating.

Chinese seafarers could soon outnumber Filipinos – Locsin
Roy Mabasa June 28, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/28/increasing-chinese-seafarers-will-soon-beat...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday warned that Chinese seafarers, whose deployment in international vessels has shown a significant increase last year, will soon beat Filipino seafarers in numbers.

Japan studies options to cut coastal shipping emissions
Rieko Suda 01 July 2021 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2230034-japan-studies-options-to-cut-...

Japan is examining options to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coastal shipping, as it considers raising an emissions target for the industry in line with the country's more ambitious 46pc reduction target for 2030 on 2013 levels.

Here’s what’s behind the container ship traffic jam causing delays around the world
Jeremy Nixon 01 Jul 2021 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/crew-change-crisis-protect-global...

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.