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Norway’s Suspension of Bergen Engines Sale a ‘Serious Concern’, Russia Embassy Says
Reuters March 10, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/norway-hits-pause-on-rolls-royces-sale-of-bergen-en...

by Terje Solsvik (Reuters) – Norway’s decision to suspend the planned sale of a maritime engine maker to Russia’s TMH Group is a matter of “serious concern” and suggests possible anti-Russian sentiment, the Russian embassy in Oslo told Reuters.

ORIENT Class receives renewed Marina accreditation
GENEVI FACTAO March 10, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/03/10/business/maritime-business/orient...

ORIENT Register of Shipping, Inc. (ORIENT Class) has obtained the Certificate of Accreditation for the Classification of Ships in the Domestic Trade issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).

Rise in seafarer mental health issues reported
Marcus Hand | Mar 09, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/rise-seafarer-mental-h...

Data from Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS) showed a growth in mental health problems among seafarers in a three-month period to the end of February.

Fishing vessel captain accused of abandoning 7 seamen
9 March 2021 https://en.antaranews.com/news/169538/fishing-vessel-captain-accused-of-...

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The captain of a fishing vessel, KM Jaya Utama, has been accused of leaving seven crew members stranded at the Merauke fishing port in Papua province, according to Destructive Fishing Watch (DFW) Indonesia.

Shipping is a drug. Just say no
March 9, 2021 https://splash247.com/shipping-is-a-drug-just-say-no/

There’s absolutely no need to order new ships this year or next, argues Charlie Du Cane, commercial director at Seastar Maritime.

“Round Table Shipping Organisations Highlight Key Issues for the Maritime Industry”
10/03/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/round-table-shipping-organisations-...

Covid Turns Chaplains Into Personal Shoppers for Cargo Ship Workers
Anne Kadet March 9, 2021

Seafarers docking in New Jersey count on ministers to fetch items they used to buy on their own shore-leave shopping expeditions; toothpaste and smoked almonds

Cora DiDomenico has worked as a chaplain for three years at the International Seafarers’ Center in Port Newark, N.J., visiting with cargo ships’ crews from around the world.

It’s an unusual job. But thanks to the pandemic, her role has expanded to include a quirky dimension: seafarers’ personal shopper.

Challenges of women seafarers in a male-dominated maritime industry
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO | March 09,2021 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/366734/challenges-of-women-seafarers-...

The word “seafarer” has replaced the word “seaman” in the male-dominated maritime industry, often considered as politically-correct word due to the increasing presence of women in the profession in recent decades.

MARINA confident Pinoy seafarers will get prioritized for vaccination
Alexandria Dennise San Juan March 9, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/09/marina-confident-pinoy-seafarers-will-get-p...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is optimistic that seafarers and other maritime professionals would also get prioritized in the government’s ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program.

Thai seaman named ‘Hero to Animals’ by PETA for daring kitty rescue
Mar 8, 2021 https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/thai-seaman-named-hero-to-animals-by-pe...

Not the claws! Seaman Tassapon Sa-ei lets himself be used as a cat raft to rescue one of four kitties from a sinking boat.