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Exporters call for changes to PHL shipping rules
Jenina P. Ibañez September 17, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/exporters-call-for-changes-to-phl-shipping-...

Exporters and logistics groups are proposing longer-term changes to Philippine shipping rules to allow domestic ships to carry out international trade.

29 Filipino seafarers stranded in China
Janvic Mateo - September 18, 2021 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/18/2127873/29-filipino-seafar...

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-nine Filipino seafarers are stranded off the coast of China after their vessels ceased operations last May, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed yesterday.

8 crew rescued from half-submerged tugboat, barge off Northern Samar
Richa Noriega September 14, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/14/8-crew-rescued-from-half-submerged-tugboat-...

Not enough has changed with crew rotations
September 10, 2021 https://splash247.com/not-enough-has-changed-with-crew-rotations/

Ian Boyd from GAC Group gives readers an update on where the industry stands today in its fight to carry out crew changes.

Ports likely to struggle with future fuel needs
Declan Bush 16 Sep 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1138233/Ports-like...

Class societies are increasingly looking at nuclear power — a hard sell to the public — amid concerns about the safety and supply of ammonia or hydrogen

CPA celebrates Maritime Archipelagic Nation Awareness month
September 16, 2021 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1907423/Cebu/Local-News/CPA-celebrate...

Vessels now waiting up to three weeks for Californian berth space, boxship queue surpasses 60
Sam Chambers September 16, 2021 https://splash247.com/ships-now-waiting-up-to-three-weeks-for-california...

Report: Smugglers Defraud IMO to Create Fake IDs for Blacklisted Ships
Sep 10, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/report-smugglers-defraud-imo-...

In a new report released Thursday, researchers at the security think tank C4ADS identified nearly a dozen vessels that have evaded UN sanctions by "laundering" their identities with fake IMO registrations.

Seafarer shortage: shipowners warned of existential threat after pandemic
16 September 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insight/seafarer-shortage-shipowners-warn...

London International Shipping Week conference told that conditions for crews must improve or maritime career will be rejected by young people

CARGO SHIP CREW TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 OFF NEWCASTLE
Samantha Poate September 15, 2021 https://www.nbnnews.com.au/2021/09/15/cargo-ship-crew-test-positive-for-...

New South Wales Health is assessing a cargo ship off the coast of Newcastle with 11 COVID patients on board.

Testing carried out on the 21 crew members of the MV Spirit Ho-Ping found more than half had contracted the virus.

Only one person on the ship has been vaccinated.