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Decline in number of overdue seafarers does not signal end of crisis
Declan Bush 19 Mar 2021

Travel curbs have tightened in response to new coronavirus variants, worsening the outlook for crew changes. Shipping groups have repeated pleas for the world to remember seafarers’ plight

Although the total number of overdue seafarers has fallen from 400,000 to just over 200,000, there are fears that number is rapidly rising again ...

Concerns of rise in number of seafarers impacted by crew change due to new COVID-variants
20/03/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/concerns-of-rise-in-number-of-seafa...

Shipping is concerned that the numbers of seafarers being impacted by the crew change crisis are on the rise due to travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to new variants.

Wellness at Sea “reduces seafarer anxiety and sadness”, says report
19/03/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/wellness-at-sea-reduces-seafarer-an...

International maritime charity Sailors’ Society’s Wellness at Sea training and support reduces anxiety and sadness among seafarers, a research report has shown.

£1,000 up for grabs in Seafarers’ charity photography competition
Gary Howard | Mar 19, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/management-crewing/%C2%A31000-grabs-se...

UK charity ITF Seafarers’ Trust has launched a photography competition for seafarers, with a £1,000 prize for the winning image.

Nearly half a million OFWs have returned to PH since 2020 — OWWA
Christia Marie Ramos March 18, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/194381/nearly-half-a-million-ofws-have...

MANILA, Philippines — The number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who have returned home since the pandemic started is nearing half a million, an official of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) told senators Thursday.

Pioneering school offers gamified maritime education
Yashika F. Torib March 10, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/10/business/maritime-business/pionee...

The future has arrived for Philippine maritime education.

We need a grown-up conversation about shipping's hidden heroes
Richard Clayton 18 Mar 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1136182/We-need-a-...

Seafarer mental health issues have risen to the top of the agenda during the pandemic. The industry must now ensure it doesn’t sleepwalk into the next crisis with mental health problems unresolved

POEA vows aid for abandoned Pinoy seafarers in Fiji
Ferdinand Patinio March 18, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134105

MANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is coordinating with the families of 10 Filipino seafarers who were reportedly abandoned by the shipping company that hired them in Fiji.

PAMI opposes move to limit number of cadets on domestic ships
March 17, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/17/business/maritime-business/pami-o...

Fiji police investigate shipping company over alleged trafficking
Christine Rovoi, 15 March 2021 https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/438410/fiji-police-inve...

Fiji police are investigating the local shipping company over the allegations.

Police said they received a complaint from a member of a group of foreign seafarers, who had alleged abusive treatment by their employer Goundar Shipping Limited.