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Filipino seafarers elevated in COVID-19 vaccination priority list - DOTr
Apr 12 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/12/21/filipino-seafarers-elevated-in-co...

MANILA - Filipino seafarers were brought higher in the country’s list of COVID-19 vaccine priority groups as their work is considered crucial in keeping the economy alive, the Department of Transportation said Monday.

Essential, invisible: Covid has 200,000 merchant sailors stuck at sea
Jacob Bogage and Taylor Telford April 12, 2021

Brian Mossman says he has read “Moby Dick” nearly 200 times. The 61-year-old captain of the container ship Maersk Sentosa says he revisits the Melville classic nearly every voyage, because each time reveals something new about the people who take to the sea: people like him and the two dozen merchant mariners on his crew.

Coronavirus pandemic triggers shipping container crisis
Dirk Kaufmann 12.04.2021 https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-pandemic-triggers-shipping-container-c...

Most goods are transported around the globe by ship, making overseas containers essential. But demand for the metal boxes far outstrips supply at the moment.

Armed robbery attempts against 3 ships in Singapore Strait
Nick Blenkey April 11, 2021 https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/safety-and-security/armed-robbery-att...

Incidents of armed robbery against ships are continuing to occur against ships while underway in the Singapore Strait, reports the ReCAAP (Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) Information Sharing Center.

More Trouble for Evergreen Suez Canal Ship, Now Being Held Captive
Sebastian Blanco Apr 11, 2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36083944/suez-canal-evergreen-ship-fi...

The Ever Given got unstuck, but it's still being held in the Suez Canal, and this time the sticking point is cold, hard cash. A billion dollars' worth, in fact.

Shipping hubs of chaos
Mikhail Voytenko April 11, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/04/11/shipping-hubs-of-chaos/

Repatriated seamen freed from hotel quarantine after being forced to isolate despite exemption
Beth Murray 31st March 2021 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/repatriated-seamen-fr...

Two repatriated seamen have been allowed to leave the quarantine hotel at Edinburgh Airport after being forced to check-in, despite being legally exempt according to Scottish government guidance.

Seafarers Grateful for Le Havre Support Initiative
April 11, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24752-seafarers-grateful-...

Seafarers calling at Port of Le Havre are very appreciative of an initiative started by local associations and private operators providing moral support during their call at Le Havre.

Cannot hold 25 sailors to ransom, says seafarers’ union
Ch Sushil Rao | Apr 11, 2021 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cannot-hold-25-sailor...

Kiwi Seafarers Endangered By Vaccine Policy
10 April 2021 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2104/S00074/kiwi-seafarers-endangered-...

Kiwi Seafarers continue to feel shortchanged by the New Zealand Government.