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Nigerian firm achieves 84% local content crew capacity in all vessels
Bayo Akomolafe April 9, 2022 https://www.newtelegraphng.com/nigerian-firm-achieves-84-local-content-c...

NSML bemoans global shortage of competent seafarers
Anozie Egole 10 April 2022 https://punchng.com/nsml-bemoans-global-shortage-of-competent-seafarers/

The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ship Management Limited has lamented a global shortfall of skilled officers in the maritime industry.

Around 1,000 seafarers stranded in Ukraine ports: UN
Agence France-Presse / April 09, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1580543/around-1000-seafarers-stranded-in-...

GENEVA, Switzerland – Two UN agencies on Friday called for “urgent action” to help and protect around 1,000 sailors on trading ships stranded in Ukrainian ports and waters since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Danish seafaring union to sue Maersk over shore leave
April 8, 2022 https://shipsandports.com.ng/danish-seafaring-union-to-sue-maersk-over-s...

Danish seafarers’ union Metal Maritime’s shore leave dispute with compatriot shipping giant A.P. Moller Maersk could end up in the Labour Court, after both sides’ attempts at mediation failed.

ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine
Nick Blenkey April 08, 2022 https://www.marinelog.com/legal-safety/safety-and-security/ilo-and-imo-c...

Extended Russian Ukraine Invasion has Stranded Merchant Mariners, Crippled Wheat Production
Heather Mongilio April 7, 2022 https://news.usni.org/2022/04/07/extended-russian-ukraine-invasion-has-s...

Nearly six weeks into the war in Ukraine, merchant ships in the Black Sea have become stranded, halting the import and export of vital commodities, a situation that could have wide-ranging impacts on the global economy.

ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTS UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, SAYS THORDON
Seaborne Press Release Apr 4, 2022

A new video highlighting how improved technology can be used to help the global shipping industry meet its ocean sustainability targets has been produced by Canada’s Thordon Bearings.

Key maritime stakeholders launch Seafarers’ Human Sustainability Declaration
07 April 2022 https://www.thedigitalship.com/news/maritime-satellite-communications/it...

Global healthcare specialist Vikand and key maritime stakeholders have launched the Seafarers’ Human Sustainability Declaration during the U.S. Coast Guard AMVER awards ceremony at the US Ambassador’s Residence in Oslo, during Nor-Shipping.

Study identifies bad health habits among maritime workers
April 8, 2022 https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/22447-study-identifies-...

Washington — Maritime workers are more likely to report smoking and binge-drinking, among other habits and conditions, according to a recent study conducted by NIOSH.

Two bodies found after S.Korea ship goes missing near Taiwan
Fabian Hamacher and Hyonhee Shin April 8, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/skorea-says-search-under-way-...

TAIPEI/SEOUL, April 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan has recovered two bodies after a ship carrying six South Koreans went missing in the Taiwan Strait, and search and rescue operations are under way, the Taiwanese and South Korean governments said on Friday.