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Over 90 distressed Filipinos in Bahrain return home
Betheena Unite October 11, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/11/over-90-distressed-filipinos-in-bahrain-ret...

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Meanwhile, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen, with the assistance of Filipino doctor Christopher Hemady, conducted online medical consultations of 29 stranded Filipino seafarers aboard Hanrong 362, 366 and 369 in Dongshan County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province.

Supporting seafarers on the frontline of COVID-19
11/10/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/supporting-seafarers-on-the-frontli...

Noise and seafarer’s hearing loss
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO - | October 12,2021 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/405545/noise-and-seafarers-hearing-loss

Losing hearing is a serious medical condition for a seafarer as it impacts his physical and economic well-being.

A seafarer’s hearing loss may be caused or aggravated by his working environment like noise entitling him to disability benefits.

Seafarer mental health is not just a pandemic panic
Richard Clayton 11 Oct 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1138465/Seafarer-m...

While the crew change crisis made the headlines during the global health crisis, mental health is once again overlooked. But the next generation will bring seafarer bullying and fatigue to social media

Seafarer drowns in Pontevedra
Mae Singuay - October 12, 2021 https://www.panaynews.net/seafarer-drowns-in-pontevedra/

BACOLOD City – A seafarer drowned in a beach in Barangay Miranda, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental.

Helry Gamilong, 39, was a resident of Barangay Guinturilan, San Enrique, Negros Occidental.

He went swimming with his friends around 2:33 p.m. on Oct.10 but moved farther from shore and was confronted by turbulent waves.

Turning the tide on gender diversification in maritime
Mintra | Sep 15, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/turning-tide-gender-...

The recently published Seafarer Workforce Report 2021 made positive reading for gender diversity within the maritime sector.

Maritime industry making empty promises on mental health support
11/10/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-industry-making-empty-prom...

A clinical psychologist has challenged the maritime industry to stop making empty promises about helping to improve seafarers’ welfare and mental health.

This crazy shipping crisis, explained
Andy Serwer with Max Zahn October 9, 2021 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/this-crazy-shipping-crisis-explained-0943...

As we head closer to the second anniversary (if that’s the right word for it) of the pandemic, it’s clear we’ve made some great progress fighting COVID-19.

China’s coal shortages becoming more acute
Sam Chambers October 11, 2021 https://splash247.com/chinas-coal-shortages-becoming-more-acute/

It’s a case of when it rains, it pours for China’s beleaguered national grid at the moment, something that is having a clear spill-over effect onto the dry bulk trades.

Companies Abandon Ships, and Crews, in Record Numbers
Bob Cronin, Oct 9, 2021 https://www.newser.com/story/311970/companies-abandon-ships-and-crews-in...

Workers often are stuck aboard as food runs out, with no way to get home