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The oceans are becoming a large container terminal
February 8, 2021 https://splash247.com/the-oceans-are-becoming-a-large-container-terminal/

Captain Javier Madiedo assesses why so many boxes are being lost at sea.

We continually read, see and hear news of hundreds of containers fallen into the sea from large containerships with their huge decks full of crumpled teu and feu.

Pirate Group Conducts Multiple Attacks in Gulf of Guinea Over 4 Days
02-09-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/pirate-group-conducts-multipl...

Captain and Officers of MSC Opera to be Jailed Over 2019 Accident
02-09-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/captain-and-officers-of-msc-o...

Four years into voyage and metres from land, tanker crew still stuck aboard
Reuters Staff February 9, 2021 https://www.reuters.com/article/emirates-oil-tanker-int-idUSKBN2A91NS

DUBAI (Reuters) - Nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalisingly close to shore, yet still unable to set foot on dry land.

The boy-captain who mastered Philippine waters
Yashika F. Torib February 10, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/02/10/business/maritime-business/the-bo...

MARK Saladino clearly remembers the day he became a ship captain.

Cyprus calls for global approach to seafarer vaccinations
David Glass | Feb 10, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/port-worker-vaccinat...

Cyprus has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering Covid -19 vaccinations to seafarers in response to the worldwide crew change crisis.

Seafarers and identifying key workers
Michael Grey | Feb 09, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/seafarers-and-identi...

“We are essential workers – you are not quite so important – they are non-essential and must take their chances with everyone else”.

The Panama Maritime Authority Supports Seafarers On Panamanian Flag Vessels And Nationals On Foreign Flags
08/02/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-panama-maritime-authority-suppo...

Search Ends for Filipino Crew Member Lost off German Coast
Associated Press Feb. 8, 2021 https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-02-08/search-ends-for-fi...

Rescuers have ended their search for a 24-year-old Filipino crew member who fell from a cargo ship off the German coast during a North Sea storm over the weekend.

Container shipping sector navigates Covid pandemic
09/02/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/container-shipping-sector-navigates...

Maritime container freight shipping is steaming ahead through the Covid-19 pandemic, boosted by strong demand for Chinese exports and a shortage of vessels according to industry experts.