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Navigating the waters of maritime cybersecurity
Brian Satira May 12, 2021 https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/05/12/maritime-cybersecurity/

In January 2021, new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management went into effect. Around the same time, the U.S. government released a first of its kind National Maritime Cyber Security Plan (NMCP), accompanying recent maritime cybersecurity directives from the U.S. Coast Guard.

PGC to check if 9 Filipino sailors of cargo ship from India carry ‘double mutant’ variant
Cathrine Gonzales - May 11, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1430358/pgc-to-check-if-9-filipino-sailors...

Two travelers from Middle East test positive for Indian variant
Red Mendoza May 11, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/11/news/2-travelers-test-positive-fo...

TWO travelers who arrived in the Philippines from two Middle East countries tested for the B1.617 variant, which was first detected in India, but they have now since recovered, according to the Department of Health (DoH).

China reportedly banning repairs for vessels with recent crew changes in India
May 10, 2021 https://shipinsight.com/articles/china-reportedly-banning-repairs-for-ve...

Bloomberg is reporting that shipyards in the Chinese coastal city of Zhoushan have banned vessels that called at or changed crews in India in the last three months, citing concerns over rising COVID infections in the South Asian nation.

Coast Guard keeps watch of Panamanian ship
Dennis Abrina May 11, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/11/news/regions/coast-guard-keeps-wa...

CAVITE CITY: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) here provided security to MV Athens Bridge after 12 of the 21 all-Filipino crew tested positive for Covid-19. Two of the crew were critical and were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

Changing Profile of the Philippine Crewing Industry
Rainiel Cruz May 10, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/features/changing-profile-of-the-phil...

Maritime Companies committed to nurturing Young Talents despite COVID-19 challenges
Baibhav Mishra - May 10, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/news/maritime-companies-committed-to-nurturing-you...

21 maritime companies will host 30 undergraduates from local institutes of higher learning under the 12-week Global Internship Award (GIA) from May to July 2021.

India’s COVID-19 surge to unleash drastic disruptions in maritime industry: sources
11/05/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/indias-covid-19-surge-to-unleash-dr...

The ongoing second wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in India is expected to snowball into a major disruptor for the shipping and logistics industry as several ports globally are shunning ships which have called at any location along the South Asian coastline.

Crew change dagger in the back
May 10, 2021 https://splash247.com/crew-change-dagger-in-the-back/

Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, is acutely worried about the plunging morale at sea.

In asking seafarers how they feel, there is a tendency to look back not forward. Now, as Covid once again threatens to derail crew change plans, I am extremely worried about the impact this could have on seafarers globally.

2 more seafarers aboard COVID-stricken ship off Sangley Point hospitalized
May 10 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/10/21/2-more-seafarers-aboard-covid-str...

MANILA—Another 2 seafarers were hospitalized out of the Filipino crew of a container ship that arrived in the country last week, the Philippines' Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) said Monday.

Half of that crew were infected with COVID-19.