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The Two Year Ordeal: Freedom for hunger-striking Seafarers of MV ULA
Baibhav Mishra - June 17, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/features/the-two-year-ordeal-freedom-for-hunger-st...

Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after their two-year ordeal has come to a close. One member of the MV ULA (IMO: 8102414) crew had even been trapped aboard the ship for 31 months.

Seafarer dies and five others test positive on V.Ships containership
Gary Dixon 16 June 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/seafarer-dies-and-five-oth...

Hamburg manager says crew members asymptomatic as the Northern Democrat anchors in Posorja

A crew member has died and another five have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak on a V.Ships-managed containership off Ecuador.

Crew Members Talk Living Conditions on Cruise Ships
June 06, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25162-crew-members-talk-l...

The cabin options for cruise ship guests are usually if not endless, then at least plentiful. For a pricey fee, guests can upgrade all the way to penthouses and ship-within-a-ship concepts onboard most major cruise lines.

But what about crew accommodations?

More seafarers talking about sexual identity struggle
17/06/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/more-seafarers-talking-about-sexual...

Crewmembers struggling with their sexual identity are talking more openly about the issue and the challenges they face within the maritime industry, a leading psychologist has revealed.

The impending disruption of maritime disputes and what can we do about it?
Punit Oza, Jun 14, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/impending-disruption...

Punit Oza, Executive Director of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), examines the impact of digitalisation and disruption on disputes in the industry.

Opinion: This is why almost half of cargo ships are sailing around empty
Myrto Kalouptsidi June 16, 2021 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-almost-half-of-cargo-ships...

Gibraltar remains the most vital sea passage in the world

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Church leader cites heroic response of Filipino seafarers
Christina Hermoso June 16, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/16/church-leader-cites-heroic-response-of-fili...

Seafarer groups back Cebu's swab-upon-arrival-policy
Yashika F. Torib June 16, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/16/business/maritime/seafarer-groups...

Several seafarer groups are pushing for the national implementation of the Swab-Upon-Arrival policy for merchant mariners that has been practiced by the province of Cebu since March 2021.

NordCham Philippines concerned with seafarers’ mental health
Mette Larsen June 15, 2021 - https://scandasia.com/nordcham-philippines-concerned-with-seafarers-ment...

NordCham Philippines will team up with several partners to address the what, why, and how relating to improving seafarers’ mental health and well-being in an upcoming webinar on 23 June.

Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers - To whom applicable?
Atty. Brenda V. Pimentel June 16, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/16/news/maritime/magna-carta-of-fili...