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PMMAAAI ties up with ORIENT Class
February 10, 2021 https://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/346697/pmmaaai-ties-up...

The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association Inc. and Orient Register of Shipping Inc. (ORIENT Class) joined forces in enhancing the development of classification rules and raising the level of classification service in the domestic shipping industry.

Marina launches training institute in Bacolod
TERESA D. ELLERA February 12, 2021 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1885749/Bacolod/Local-News/Marina-lau...

While sailing the Caribbean, Athens man, crew rescue members of capsized cargo ship
Wayne Ford 12 Feb 2021 https://www.onlineathens.com/story/news/local/2021/02/12/athens-man-crew...

COVID-19 infecting hundreds of workers leads to cargo ship traffic jam
Nancy Loo, Feb 12, 2021

LOS ANGELES (NewsNation Now) — COVID-19 infections among dockworkers at ports in Southern California have lead to a massive slow down.

It is another ripple effect of the pandemic and you can imagine the ripple effect on the retail economy, and the traffic jam is not expected to ease up anytime soon. But port officials say the situation is in check.

Widow of sea captain agrees settlement in coronavirus negligence case
ANTHONY MCAULEY | FEB 10, 2021 https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_e6fabd10-6bc5-11eb-a4a9-3ff33...

A lawsuit brought by the widow of a sea captain who died after contracting the coronavirus last year was settled out of court last week, ending the opportunity for the case to set a precedent about whether American maritime law extends to such hazards.

A closer look at government's efforts to protect Indonesian seafarers
11 Jan 2021 https://en.antaranews.com/news/167876/a-closer-look-at-governments-effor...

The news of three Indonesian sailors, who died aboard two Chinese fishing vessels, Long Xin 629 and Long Xin 604, grabbed headlines in May 2020.

Maritime Union Unhappy with Government Policy on Quarantine for Seafarers
February 11, 2021 https://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/maritime-union-unhappy-...

Double Standards for Lifeline Workers

Pinay seafarer missing after falling off ship in Germany
TARA YAP February 12, 2021 http://tempo.com.ph/2021/02/12/pinay-seafarer-missing-after-falling-off-...

ILOILO CITY — A Filipina seafarer has gone missing after she allegedly fell of a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast of Germany over the weekend.

Nautilus International: Government must rethink quarantine hotel measures for seafarers
12/02/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nautilus-international-government-m...

Nautilus International, the trade union for maritime professionals, has urged the government to rethink its policy to refuse key worker seafarers from hotel quarantine.

As Borders Closed, Thousands of Seafarers Were Left Stranded
Holly PateFebruary 11, 2021 https://sentientmedia.org/as-borders-closed-thousands-of-seafarers-were-...

In the tiny Pacific island nation of Fiji, nearly a thousand men, mostly from Tonga, have been stranded for months, with no way to get home. In Kiribati, a hundred men are in the same bind. Similar situations are occurring in Egypt and Canada.