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Japan ship owner asks cargo owners to share Suez damage cost
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 1, 2021 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14341201

The Japanese owner of a massive container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week, halting billions of dollars in maritime commerce, is asking owners of the freight it is carrying to share the cost of the damages demanded by Egyptian authorities.

Myanmar sailor, 21, dies in Hong Kong following accident aboard ship at Tsing Yi container terminal
Clifford Lo, 30 Apr 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2021/04/30/myanmar-s...

A sailor died in a Hong Kong industrial accident early on Wednesday after he was hit by a metal shackle that had broken loose while working on a cargo vessel docked at a Tsing Yi container terminal.

Crewing crisis looms as vaccine rollout stalls
Sam Chambers April 29, 2021 https://splash247.com/crewing-crisis-looms-as-vaccine-rollout-stalls/

A resolution for a global seafarers vaccination program proposed by the Cyprus shipping deputy ministry (SDM) has been officially adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The resolution calls for a mapping exercise to identify the number of vaccines required for seafarers ashore at seafarer supplying countries.

Danish ships could bar Filipinos
CARMELA I. HUELAR April 28, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/28/news/national/danish-ships-could-...

Denmark’s Ambassador to the Philippines warned that Filipinos might be barred from Danish-owned and managed ships if a European agency issues an adverse ruling on the country’s compliance with the 1978 Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping (STCW) Convention.

ILO Adopts Cyprus’ Proposal For Global Seafarers Vaccination Program As Formal Resolution
29/04/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ilo-adopts-cyprus-proposal-for-glob...

World Health and Safety Day – A reminder to Anticipate, Prepare and Train Seafarers to Be Healthy and Safe at Sea
29/04/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/world-health-and-safety-day-a-remin...

Health and Safety are always crucial for any mariner and shipowner. This is brought very sharply into focus regularly on World Health and Safety Day, this year falling on April 28, 2021.

PROPEL 2.0 Making Waves After Successful Seafarer Led Crowdfunding
Apr 27, 2021 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/propel-2-0-making-waves-after-s...

India's Seafarers Face New Challenges as Outbreak Grows at Home
Ankur Kundu 04-28-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/india-s-seafarers-face-new-ch...

Seafarers with recent travel history to India have been banned from undergoing crew change in Singapore. In a separate decision, the UAE's port of Fujairah has also banned crew change for ships arriving from India.

Owners of sunken cargo vessel to take full responsibility for oil spill in Misamis Oriental
Gabriel Pabico Lalu -April 27, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1424538/owners-of-sunk-cargo-vessel-to-tak...

Talks at the ILO over seafarer minimum wage break down
Sam Chambers April 28, 2021 https://splash247.com/talks-at-the-ilo-over-seafarer-minimum-wage-break-...

After two days of talks at the International Labour Organisation (ILO), negotiations on setting a new minimum wage for seafarers over the coming three years have broken down between seafarer unions and shipowners. Shipowners’ offer representing a 3% pay rise for seafarers across the world was rejected.