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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.

Seafarers' wi-fi connects international sailors with loved ones in Australian-first trial
Erin Semmler, Jasmine Hines 4 march 2021 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-04/seafarers-connect-with-family-in-...

SBMA to fine shipping agency for quarantine violation
Ruben Veloria March 4, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1132595

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will penalize a shipping agency in Olongapo City after its seaman violated safety protocols at a quarantine hotel here.

Mentally safe shipping – Seaworthiness and Sao Paolo
March 5, 2021 https://splash247.com/mentally-safe-shipping-seaworthiness-and-sao-paolo/

Society thinks that mental and physical health belong hand-in-hand. Christian Ayerst, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions questions whether shipping does too.

“Healthy body, healthy mind,” muttered grandma whilst knitting.

“Mens sana in corpore sano,” barked my schoolteacher as we performed unenthusiastic burpees in the mud.