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DFA to repatriate stranded Pinoy seamen
March 08, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1404129/dfa-to-repatriate-stranded-pinoy-s...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has vowed to repatriate Filipino seafarers stranded in Mozambique.

“We’re working on repatriating them asap,” Brigido Dulay, undersecretary for the DFA, said in a post on Twitter.

The seafarers were stranded in the Southern African country after their fishing vessel sunk.

‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Chaos Strikes Global Shipping
Peter S. Goodman, Alexandra Stevenson, Niraj Chokshi and Michael Corkery March 6, 2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/global-shipping.html

The pandemic has disrupted international trade, driving up the cost of shipping goods and adding a fresh challenge to the global economic recovery.

UK P&I Club joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
04/03/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/uk-pi-club-joins-maritime-anti-corr...

The UK P&I Club, a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community, has announced it has joined the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN).

New global ISO-standard for ship-shore data exchange
06/03/2021

The culmination of well over three years’ work by NGO’s and key maritime players in both private and private sectors received a major boost this week, with a key missing piece of the puzzle – application program interface standards which are compatible and interoperable – being agreed to in principle by the main global implementors of operational and administrative maritime data exchange systems.

Brand women as leaders today
Splash March 8, 2021 https://splash247.com/brand-women-as-leaders-today/

Gina Panayiotou,the founder of Oceans Arena, writes for Splash on International Women’s Day.

‘Please sir, do not forget us’: Stranded seafarers plead for COVID-19 vaccinations
Tony Wright March 5, 2021 https://www.smh.com.au/national/please-sir-do-not-forget-us-stranded-sea...

Filipino seafarer Larry Pineda has a simple but passionate plea: “Please sir, do not forget us.”

All ship crew members entering Sabah waters for barter trade must be tested for Covid-19, says Masidi
STEPHANIE LEE 03 Mar 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/03/03/all-ship-crew-members-...

KOTA KINABALU: All ship crew members involved in barter trade and transhipment from the Philippines and Indonesia must be tested for Covid-19 before entering Sabah waters, says Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.

ReCAAP Warns of Kidnapping Danger Near Philippines
03-05-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/recaap-warns-of-kidnapping-da...

Koreans target hydrogen standards
Sam Chambers March 5, 2021 https://splash247.com/koreans-target-hydrogen-standards/

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, has joined hands with class society Korean Register to develop international standards for hydrogen-fuelled ships and hydrogen carriers as South Korea’s largest shipbuilder looks to play catch up with this nascent ship type.

Container Ship Operators Are Betting on China’s Factory Resurgence
Costas Paris March 5, 2021 https://www.wsj.com/articles/container-ship-operators-are-betting-on-chi...

While supply-chain experts are stepping up talk about moving manufacturing to new sites, container ship operators are putting down big bets that the world’s factory floor will remain in China.