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MHSS: Seafarers Need Mental Health Support Before Boarding
May 17, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/mhss-seafarers-need-mental...

Shipping companies have a duty of care to prepare their crew psychologically and physically before letting them board a vessel, according to the head of Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), a Hamburg-based startup which provides a 24/7 hotline for crewmembers to speak confidentially to clinical psychologists.

Seafarer Training Survey Gathers Feedback on Training Programme
May 17, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/seafarer-training-survey-ga...

Seafarers' views on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s training programme are being taken into consideration as part of an ongoing commitment to review and improve what is offered.

Dollar remittances up for 2nd straight month
Daxim L. Lucas - May 18, 2021 https://business.inquirer.net/323089/dollar-remittances-up-for-2nd-strai...

MANILA, Philippines — Expatriate Filipinos sent home more dollars in March as deployment of workers increased with the easing of travel restrictions, according to the central bank.

Container ship interrupted voyage reporting several sick crew, 1 critical
Mikhail Voytenko May 16, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/05/16/container-ship-interrupted-vo...

How to fight vaccination hesitancy in shipping. Or to facilitate it.
Mikhail Voytenko May 17, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/05/17/how-to-fight-vaccination-hesi...

Seafarer with India variant intubated; 3 others on oxygen support — DOH
Cathrine Gonzales - May 17, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432721/seafarer-with-india-variant-intuba...

MANILA, Philippines — One of the seafarers from the MV Athens Bridge who tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first detected in India has been intubated, while three others are on oxygen support, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.

Covid outbreaks at sea immobilising entire crews
Sam Chambers May 17, 2021 https://splash247.com/covid-outbreaks-at-sea-immobilising-entire-crews/

New variants of Covid-19 are immobilising entire crews, creating further panic and mayhem at sea, and highlighting the urgent need to get a global seafarer vaccination programme in place.

The Covid crew crisis – Is there a light at the end of this tunnel?
17/05/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-covid-crew-crisis-is-there-a-li...

Filipino crew died in hospital, all Filipino crew to be replaced with Indonesians
Erofey Schkvarkin May 14, 2021 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/05/14/filipino-crew-died-in-hospit...

Cosco and Greek relations under stress
David Glass | May 14, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logistics/cosco-and-greek-relati...

Despite the success of Cosco Shipping’s concession to manage the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) relations between the Greek state and the Chinese shipping giant have become strained.