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New Palace order reconstitutes maritime inter-agency committee
Samuel P. Medenilla January 13, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/01/13/new-palace-order-reconstitutes-...

President Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No.159 reconstituting the Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee for the Ratification and Accession to and Implementation of Maritime Convention (ICCRAIMC).

Overdue crew levels at record lows as more seafarers are vaccinated
Cichen Shen 13 Jan 2022

Data from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator shows 3.7% of seafarers were still working beyond their contracts last month, which is the lowest level since the tally was first published in May 2021

Some seafarers remain hesitant about being inoculated while the vaccines are short supplied, or not recognized in certain geographies. And access to the booster jab is already said to have become a new challenge

It’s time for the industry to stand up and be counted in support of our seafarers
January 11, 2022 https://splash247.com/its-time-for-the-industry-to-stand-up-and-be-count...

Frank Coles is frustrated at the limited take-up to date of a petition to enable proper treatment of seafarers during the pandemic. It does not reflect well on our industry as a whole, he argues.

Report: Crew Change Crisis is Waning, but Omicron Could Bring it Back
Jan 12, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/report-crew-change-crisis-is-...

The latest numbers from the Neptune Declaration on Crew Change appear to show good news for seafarers: The number of mariners working on an extended contract has fallen to its lowest level since at least May 2021, a major improvement in a key metric for morale.

Personal rather than work-related issues a lead cause of seafarer suicide
Jonathan Boonzaier 12 January 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insight/personal-rather-than-work-related...

Seafaring is a stressful job, but the work itself is not what is driving seafarers over the edge

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.