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Persistent Bullies Should Be Removed from Ships
September 6, 2021 https://seafarertimes.com/2020-21/#overlay=node/add/article

A zero-tolerance approach to bullying should be in place on all vessels, with abusive crew members removed from the ship if they repeatedly harass a colleague, according to some mental health experts.

Former chief engineer Stephan Vecchi believes the maritime industry must have a strict two-strike policy to protect seafarers from bullies.

Angara presses immediate passage of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill
Hannah Torregoza September 5, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/05/angara-presses-immediate-passage-of-magna-c...

Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said he is optimistic the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which seeks to uphold the rights of Filipino seafarers would soon become a law.

America’s Fourth-Largest Container Port Sees Surge In Congestion Spillover
Kevin Varley September 5, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/americas-fourth-largest-container-port-savannah/

The number of container ships waiting off the Georgia container port of Savannah increased to 23 on Tuesday, 11 more than the median number over the last 5 months, according to data analyzed by Bloomberg News.

Disregarding the fit-to-work certification by the company doctor
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO | August 11,2021 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/393710/disregarding-the-fit-to-work-c...

A fit-to-work certification by the company doctor can be set aside by the courts since the inherent merit of the case will still be weighed and duly considered.

How to reduce administrative pressure on seafarers using technology
04/09/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/how-to-reduce-administrative-pressu...

The latest Seafarers Happiness Index (SHI) has revealed a ‘steep and concerning’ drop in happiness levels in Q2, linked in part to the impact of COVID-19 hygiene requirements on workloads and the pressures of administrative work rising.

Chinese captain bars Indian crew from boarding ship at Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada port
Srikanth Aluri / TNN / Sep 4, 2021 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/chinese-captain-bars...

Maritime professionals: What makes them?
Atty. Brenda V. Pimentel August 11, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/08/11/business/maritime/maritime-profes...

Maritime professionals refer to those who work on merchant ships and more specifically to those who take on the higher level of responsibility on board.

LGBT rights sailor rewarded for championing diversity in maritime
3 September 2021 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lgbt-rights-sailor-rewarded-for-champ...

Second Officer Paul Owen and 15 other mariners awarded the Merchant Navy Medal for outstanding service and contribution to the maritime sector.

Change comes at a cost – can shipping attract new sources of funding to meet environmental goals?
02/09/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/change-comes-at-a-cost-can-shipping...

Shipping will need to tap into non-traditional sources of funding in order to change the way it operates and meet its environmental targets, but can it attract this funding without improving its own governance?

Long wait for tanker demand to return to pre-pandemic levels
Sam Chambers September 3, 2021

Tanker owners, suffering one of their worst years in a decade, will have to wait until the end of next year for demand to return to pre-pandemic levels, multiple analysts suggest.