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The permutations for shipping of a muted Chinese New Year
Sam Chambers February 11, 2021 https://splash247.com/the-permutations-for-shipping-of-a-muted-chinese-n...

he world’s largest human mass migration is a muted affair this year, something that has significant ramifications across many strands of shipping.

Chinese officials expect 1.15bn trips during the Lunar New Year holiday period, which started today, a 60% drop from pre-virus 2019 days.

House panel pushes creation of search and rescue group on sea mishaps
Ben Rosario February 12, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/12/house-panel-pushes-creation-of-search-and-r...

The House Committee on Overseas Filipino has called for the creation of an inter-agency task force that will be tapped to conduct search and rescue operations during sea mishaps within or outside the territorial waters of the Philippines.

Fears for Filipino jobs as crew deployments crash
Declan Bush 12 Feb 2021

The International Maritime Employers’ Council said the coronavirus backdrop was responsible for some, but not all, of the fall. Employers may turn to other nationalities at some point in the future

Workers on specialized vessels misclassified as seamen: Court
Judy Greenwald February 12, 2021 https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20210212/NEWS06/912339791/Work...

A federal appeals court overturned a lower court ruling Thursday and held that workers on specialized vessels were not seamen, and therefore should have been paid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

PMMAAAI ties up with ORIENT Class
February 10, 2021 https://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/346697/pmmaaai-ties-up...

The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association Inc. and Orient Register of Shipping Inc. (ORIENT Class) joined forces in enhancing the development of classification rules and raising the level of classification service in the domestic shipping industry.

Marina launches training institute in Bacolod
TERESA D. ELLERA February 12, 2021 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1885749/Bacolod/Local-News/Marina-lau...

While sailing the Caribbean, Athens man, crew rescue members of capsized cargo ship
Wayne Ford 12 Feb 2021 https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/local/2021/02/12/athens-man-crew...

COVID-19 infecting hundreds of workers leads to cargo ship traffic jam
Nancy Loo, Feb 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) — COVID-19 infections among dockworkers at ports in Southern California have lead to a massive slow down.

It is another ripple effect of the pandemic and you can imagine the ripple effect on the retail economy, and the traffic jam is not expected to ease up anytime soon. But port officials say the situation is in check.

Widow of sea captain agrees settlement in coronavirus negligence case
ANTHONY MCAULEY | FEB 10, 2021 https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_e6fabd10-6bc5-11eb-a4a9-3ff33...

A lawsuit brought by the widow of a sea captain who died after contracting the coronavirus last year was settled out of court last week, ending the opportunity for the case to set a precedent about whether American maritime law extends to such hazards.

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers
11 Jan 2021 https://en.antaranews.com/news/167876/a-closer-look-at-governments-effor...

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, grabbed headlines in May 2020.