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China 'goes to school' in understanding Suez Canal choke-point, with eye on Malacca Strait
Bhopinder Singh March 29, 2021

The virtual maritime jam, re-routing of ships and the colossal financial damages caused by this Suez Canal 'choke' is a real-time experience, of inevitable helplessness, in such situations

'Danger They Will be Scapegoats': Indian Crew of Ship Stuck in Suez Canal May Face Legal Charges
March 30, 2021 https://www.news18.com/news/india/danger-they-will-be-scapegoats-indian-...

Both the Indian government and the seafarers’ organisations are concerned about the legal issues that the crew may face, including the possibility of criminal charges.

Shipping is worse than aviation
Gwynne Dyer 30 Mar 2021 https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2091807/shipping-is-worse-th...

Shipping Companies Counting Cost of Suez Chaos
Mike Schuler March 29, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/shipping-companies-counting-cost-of-suez-chaos/

LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – The owners and charterers of ships unable to sail through the the Suez Canal for nearly a week face at least $24 million in expenses they will be unable to recoup as their insurance policies do not cover them, industry sources say.

Market seen to stabilize amid container imbalance in shipping industry
March 28, 2021 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1890190/Cebu/Business/Market-seen-to-...

THE market is expected to normalize until next month following a container imbalance in the shipping industry that led to some exporters’ reduced shipments while some even stopped exporting.

Suez Canal reopens after Ever Given cargo ship successfully refloated
Charlene Gubash, Yasmine Salam and Richie Duchon March 29, 2021 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/suez-canal-ship-ever-given-partially-...

Traffic resumed through the crucial waterway Monday after days of intense salvage efforts to free the Ever Given.

RoRo passenger dies of lung disease, not Covid-19
Annabel Consuelo Petinglay March 24, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134639

SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique – The Antique Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said the Starlite Ferries roll-on-roll-off (RoRo) passenger who died at the provincial hospital in this town succumbed to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and not due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Vaccine guide launched for seafarers
Sam Chambers March 25, 2021 https://splash247.com/vaccine-guide-launched-for-seafarers/

Joint Statement on prioritization of COVID-19 vaccination for seafarers and aircrew
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), International Maritime Organization (IMO), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and World Health Organization (WHO) 25 March 2021 https://www.who.int/news/item/25-03-2021-joint-statement-on-prioritizati...

Filipino sailor tests positive
March 25, 2021 https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/filipino-sailor-tests-posit...

A 41-year-old sailor from the Philippines, who arrived at VOC Port in a cargo vessel from South Africa, has tested positive for COVID-19.