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On seafarers’ rights, the pandemic and the climate crisis
Carlos C. Salinas February 3, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/03/business/maritime-business/on-sea...

Eagle Bulk Ship Escapes Pirate Attack in Gulf of Guinea
Mike Schuler February 1, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/eagle-bulk-ship-escapes-pirate-attack-in-gulf-of-gu...

A bulk carrier belonging to NASDAQ-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping is reported safe and its crew unharmed after a pirate attack in the Gulf of Guinea.

Philippines ends temporary ban on international crew change
Marcus Hand | Feb 01, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/philippines-ends-tempo...

The Philippines has ended its temporary ban on international crew change for seafarers from vessels which had called at a list of 36 nations.

Male seafarers as victims of sexual harassment
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO - February 02,2021 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/361782/male-seafarers-as-victims-of-s...

Male seafarers can be the subject of sexual harassment while working on board the vessel entitling them to moral damages. Sexual harassment can happen to anyone and everyone.

Rapid, inexpensive testing is the real solution to the crew change Covid-19 crisis
February 2, 2021 https://splash247.com/rapid-inexpensive-testing-is-the-real-solution-to-...

Mitul Dave from AlphaRize Management on one way to ensure seafarers can get home.

How shipping firms realised they had humanitarian crisis on hand
Alastair Marsh/Bloomberg 1 Feb 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/1/bb-howshippingfirms-realised-...

COVID has stranded hundreds of thousands of seafarers globally on commercial vessels due to port restrictions, but pressure is growing on the industry to find a solution.

Singapore support for maritime digitalisation
01 Feb 2021 https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/singapore-support-for-maritime-digital...

Hanseaticsoft’s Cloud Fleet Manager among solutions endorsed under digital transformation programme.

Singapore has further accelerated its drive to advance the maritime digital transformation with the recent announcement that it will grant funding for Singapore-based shipping companies to digitalise their operations.

PH Coast Guard barred from boarding Chinese ship anchored off Catanduanes
Frances Mangosing -February 01, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/193510/ph-coast-guard-barred-from-boar...

MANILA, Philippines—The crew of a Chinese research ship that entered waters off Catanduanes province without clearance from the Philippine government refused access to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) men supposedly because of COVID-19 protocols.

Seafarer Commits Suicide Aboard Asphalt Tanker off UAE
01-31-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-commits-suicide-aboa...

On January 28, a seafarer who had spent 13 months aboard the asphalt tanker Sea Princess committed suicide, according to charity Human Rights at Sea (HRAS).

China’s ports could not be blamed for the stockpile of cold-chain containers
Jan 31, 2021 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1214499.shtml