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Filipino crew member dies aboard cruise ship

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 18:05 — helmsman

Filipino crew member dies aboard cruise ship
March 30, 2022 https://usa.inquirer.net/97307/filipino-crew-member-dies-aboard-cruise-ship

A 42-year-old Filipino crew member on March 26 died on board the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Quantum of the Seas.

The ship’s medical team responded to a Code Alpha on the PA system when the unnamed crew member, a loft suit attendant, went into cardiac arrest.

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Human crewing power in an automated world

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 17:59 — helmsman

Human crewing power in an automated world
April 1, 2022 https://splash247.com/human-crewing-power-in-an-automated-world/

Digitalisation can supercharge crewing strategies. Nick Clarke, CEO of Greywing and Peter Schellenberger, managing director at Vanir Marine, explain how.

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Concordia: Russian Seafarers Face Challenges in Receiving Pay

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 17:56 — helmsman

Concordia: Russian Seafarers Face Challenges in Receiving Pay
Apr 1, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/concordia-russian-seafarers-f...

Russian seafarers are encountering difficulties after the invasion of Ukraine because some shipping companies are unable to complete payment of their salaries, given the economic sanctions imposed on Russia.

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Industry coordinates to help Ukrainian seafarers and their families evacuating Odessa

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 08:12 — helmsman

Industry coordinates to help Ukrainian seafarers and their families evacuating Odessa
24 Mar 2022 https://www.itfseafarers.org/en/news/industry-coordinates-help-ukrainian...

A number of maritime industry players have come together to provide safe and secure accommodation in Romania and Poland for Ukrainian seafarers and their families.

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Cebu City EOC back shipping lines’ call for increased capacity

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 08:09 — helmsman

Cebu City EOC back shipping lines’ call for increased capacity
Delta Dyrecka Letigio April 01,2022 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/433306/cebu-city-eoc-back-shipping-li...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be appealing to the national government on behalf of the shipping lines to increase their capacity.

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The case for managerial decency: Dismissing workers in order to save more jobs is the workplace version of this problem

Sun, 04/03/2022 - 08:08 — helmsman

The case for managerial decency
Apr 2nd 2022 https://www.economist.com/business/2022/04/02/the-case-for-managerial-de...

A scandal at Britain’s P&O Ferries shows how not to handle redundancies

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Singapore allows shore leave for vaccinated seafarers

Sat, 04/02/2022 - 09:04 — helmsman

Singapore allows shore leave for vaccinated seafarers
Marcus Hand | Apr 01, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/singapore-allows-shore...

In line a relaxation in border measures vaccinated ship’s crew can take shore leave in Singapore.

With Singapore dropping quarantine requirements for all vaccinated travellers, shore leave will now also be granted for seafarers in vessels calling at one of the world’s busiest ports.