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Sea Sunday, fishermen and the West Philippine Sea
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO | July 13,2021 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/387873/sea-sunday-fishermen-and-the-w...

Matamlay. Sluggish.

This is how Taytay Apostolic Vicar-designate Bishop Broderick Pabillo described the government’s treatment of Filipino fishermen despite the favorable arbitral tribunal’s ruling on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) territorial dispute.

Shipping Chaos Not Going Away With Most Seafarers Unvaccinated
K Oanh Ha, Ann Koh, and Claire Jiao 13 July 2021 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-12/shipping-chaos-not-go...

Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns.

This Filipino ship captain is still standing up to Chinese intruders
JC Gotinga Jul 12, 2021 https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/filipino-ship-captain-manolo-...

Good news from the Maritime Industry Authority
Andrew J. Masigan July 11, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/good-news-from-the-maritime-industry-author...

Filipino traders are in crisis due to the global shortage of cargo vessels and container vans. The shortage has caused inbound and outbound freight costs to increase by as much as five times the normal rate. Exacerbating matters is that shipping delays have become more the norm rather than the exception.

UAE acts on vessel abandonment with new resolution
Paul Bartlett | Jul 12, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/law/uae-acts-vessel-abandonment-new-re...

A Resolution passed by the UAE Council of Ministers at the beginning of July could mean an end to the abandonment of ships, and often their unpaid crews, in the country’s waters.

Online survey on seafarers losing jobs despite being fully vaccinated
Jayprakash S Naidu July 11, 2021 https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/online-survey-on-seafare...

Based on the survey, the union intends to take up the issue with the Centre and other international bodies to ensure there are no further job losses in the sector.

Good Food, But Fewer Options: Crew Members Describe Their Cruise Food
July 10, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/25407-good-food-but-fewer...

Food is a crucial part of the cruise ship culture and one that many guests look forward to the most before sailing. But how does the food rank for crew?

Tanker collides with cargo ship south-west of Sg Muar estuary
11 Jul 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/11/tanker-collides-with-c...

JOHOR BARU (Bernama): A tanker, MV Galapagos, and a cargo ship, MV Zephyr Lumos, collided 26km (14.1 nautical miles) south-west of the Sungai Muar estuary early Sunday (July 11).

Gem-Ver crew may settle for P6 million from Chinese over sea collision
Madonna T. Virola - July 11, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1458175/gem-ver-crew-may-settle-for-p6m-fr...

A closer look at the damaged fantail of the Philippine fishing boat Gem-Ver 1. (Photo from the Philippine Navy)

OFWs, seafarers receive Moderna vaccine doses from the gov’t through PH Red Cross
Merlina Hernando-Malipot https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/09/ofws-seafarers-receive-moderna-vaccine-dose...