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EU to block South Korean shipping mega-merger
January 13, 2022 https://borneobulletin.com.bn/eu-to-block-south-korean-shipping-mega-mer...

BRUSSELS (AFP) – The European Union (EU) anti-trust authority will block the merger of South Korean ship-making giants Daewoo and Hyundai over concerns that the deal may restrict the supply of cargo vessels, sources said on Tuesday.

India calls for immediate release of 7 Indian crew members on board UAE-flagged vessel seized by Houthis
PTI / Jan 12, 2022 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-calls-for-immediate-rele...

ONE vessel suffers stack collapse, losing 30 boxes into the North Atlantic
Nick Savvides 11/01/2022 https://theloadstar.com/one-vessel-suffers-stack-collapse-losing-30-boxe...

Singapore-based Ocean Network Express (ONE) has reported that its 13,900 teu vessel Madrid Bridge suffered a stack collapse, with, according to latest reports, at least 30 containers lost overboard.

CA affirms grant of disability benefits to seafarer
Benjamin Pulta January 12, 2022, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1165220

MANILA – The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the grant of US$60,000 (around PHP3 million) in full permanent and total disability benefits to a Filipino seafarer who was found to have been no longer fit for work by his company's doctors following a medical condition in 2018.

Race against time: Ship officer converts industrial oxygen for medical use on crewman with Covid-19
Clement Yong 11 Jan 2022 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/race-against-time-ship-officer-co...

SINGAPORE - Mr Shaun Gerald D'Souza was part of a team helming natural gas tanker sailing from the United States to Indonesia in May last year when one of its crew members tested positive for Covid-19.

IMO adopts resolution to address seafarer challenges during Covid-19
Yashika F. Torib January 12, 2022

The resolution urges the member states to designate seafarers as key workers PHOTO by Reynan Adlawan, Döhle Seafront Crewing (Manila)
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted the approved resolution on comprehensive actions to address seafarers' challenges during the Covid-19.

Mintra and NTC Manila streamline seafarer certificate handling
Gary Howard | Jan 11, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/management-crewing/mintra-and-ntc-mani...

Seafarer course completion documentation will be handled automatically thanks to a partnership between Mintra and Norwegian Training Center (NTC) Manila.

Stricter requirements for maritime schools
CIH January 12, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/12/business/maritime/stricter-requir...

To address the shortcomings earlier identified by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in maritime education and training in the country, education and maritime authorities proposed stricter requirements for maritime schools.

Maersk provides a snapshot of growing port congestion around the world
Sam Chambers January 12, 2022 https://splash247.com/maersk-provides-a-snapshot-of-growing-port-congest...

Maersk has provided clients with a global congestion update with shippers warned they must brace for another tough year of bottlenecks and disruption.

European Union to block South Korean shipbuilding mega-merger
Jan 11, 2022 https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/european-union-to-block-south-k...

Antitrust authority of the European Union will block shipbuilding merger of South Korean companies Daewoo and Hyundai due to concerns that the deal may restrict supply of cargo vessels. The possibility of the veto was reported by AFP citing sources.