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Pinoy seafarers lament being stranded in China for 17 months due to legal proceedings
June 18, 2021 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/792055/pinoy-seafarers-...

Free, online conference exploring seafarer wellbeing and mental health past, present and future.
About this event

The covid pandemic and the crew change crisis has highlighted and exacerbated the challenges faced by seafarers globally.

The conference explores the history, present and future of seafarer health and wellbeing including mental health. There is now a perfect opportunity to learn from the past to inform the future.

DOTr, seafarer groups to provide seamen with affordable transient home in NCR
Aileen Cerrudo • June 18, 2021 https://untvweb.com/news/dotr-seafarer-groups-to-provide-seamen-with-aff...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and several seafarer groups on Thursday (June 17) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to provide affordable temporary living quarters for seafarers.

A 'shot in the arm' for seafarers
George Calvelo, Jun 17 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/06/17/21/manila-vaccine-ofw

Demand Swells for Chinese Shipping Crews Amid Global Shortage
Jia Tianqiong and Yang Ge Jun 17, 2021 https://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-06-17/demand-swells-for-chinese-shippi...

Chinese ship workers have become a hot commodity on the world’s high seas, welcomed by global ship operators for their relative safety due to China’s ability to remain largely free of Covid-19 this year.

‘Unceasing congestion’: China’s shipping delays snarl trade
Bloomberg 17 Jun 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/6/17/unceasing-congestion-chinas-...

The delays at Yantian Port, one of China’s busiest ports, are further snarling trade routes and lifting record freight prices even higher.

The Two Year Ordeal: Freedom for hunger-striking Seafarers of MV ULA
Baibhav Mishra - June 17, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/features/the-two-year-ordeal-freedom-for-hunger-st...

Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week after their two-year ordeal has come to a close. One member of the MV ULA (IMO: 8102414) crew had even been trapped aboard the ship for 31 months.

Seafarer dies and five others test positive on V.Ships containership
Gary Dixon 16 June 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/seafarer-dies-and-five-oth...

Hamburg manager says crew members asymptomatic as the Northern Democrat anchors in Posorja

A crew member has died and another five have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak on a V.Ships-managed containership off Ecuador.

Crew Members Talk Living Conditions on Cruise Ships
June 06, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25162-crew-members-talk-l...

The cabin options for cruise ship guests are usually if not endless, then at least plentiful. For a pricey fee, guests can upgrade all the way to penthouses and ship-within-a-ship concepts onboard most major cruise lines.

But what about crew accommodations?

More seafarers talking about sexual identity struggle
17/06/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/more-seafarers-talking-about-sexual...

Crewmembers struggling with their sexual identity are talking more openly about the issue and the challenges they face within the maritime industry, a leading psychologist has revealed.