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Second Seafarer Falls to His Death While Trying to Read Draft Marks
Feb 7, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/second-turkish-seafarer-falls...

What is social responsibility in shipping?
February 7, 2022 https://splash247.com/what-is-social-responsibility-in-shipping/

Nima Roshanaei from the Maroos Shipping Group on our industry’s path to understanding and incorporating social responsibility into day-to-day operations.

Pandemic highlights shipping’s strategic nature in the US – and its deficiencies
Nick Savvides 07/02/2022 https://theloadstar.com/pandemic-highlights-shippings-strategic-nature-i...

UK homes overshadowed by monstrous shipping container from China – PICTURE
Aleks Phillips, Feb 7, 2022 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1561855/uk-homes-overshadowed-monstrou...

The 400-metre vessel docked this morning after carrying goods from Yantian (Image: PA)

US ship management firm to provide more jobs to fresh Filipino seafarers
February 6, 2022 https://manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/314205202/us-ship-managemen...

Post-traumatic stress disorder and mental health assessment of seafarers working on ocean-going vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-12...

PHL officials in urgent talks with EU on seafarer issues
Malou Talosig-Bartolome February 7, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/02/07/phl-officials-in-urgent-talkswi...

WITH barely a month to meet a deadline for complying with sea-safety standards, officials of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) flew to Belgium Sunday for meetings with the European Commission.

EDITORIAL - Long wait for compliance
Editorial The Philippine Star February 6, 2022 https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/02/06/2158830/editorial-long-wait-...

Sharp Drop in Labor Standards Reporting Seen as Latest ‘Casualty of the Pandemic’
Mike Schuler February 3, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/sharp-drop-in-labor-standards-reporting-seen-as-lat...

The shipping industry has seen a sharp drop-off in labor standards reporting, providing further evidence that seafarer wellbeing has been an unintended “casualty of the pandemic,” the International Chamber of Shipping said this week.

Digital warfare technology at sea helping US foes evade sanctions
The Associated Press February 4, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/02/04/digital-warfare-technology-at-s...