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Changing Profile of the Philippine Crewing Industry
Rainiel Cruz May 10, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/features/changing-profile-of-the-phil...

Maritime Companies committed to nurturing Young Talents despite COVID-19 challenges
Baibhav Mishra - May 10, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/news/maritime-companies-committed-to-nurturing-you...

21 maritime companies will host 30 undergraduates from local institutes of higher learning under the 12-week Global Internship Award (GIA) from May to July 2021.

India’s COVID-19 surge to unleash drastic disruptions in maritime industry: sources
11/05/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/indias-covid-19-surge-to-unleash-dr...

The ongoing second wave of the deadly coronavirus pandemic in India is expected to snowball into a major disruptor for the shipping and logistics industry as several ports globally are shunning ships which have called at any location along the South Asian coastline.

Crew change dagger in the back
May 10, 2021 https://splash247.com/crew-change-dagger-in-the-back/

Steven Jones, founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, is acutely worried about the plunging morale at sea.

In asking seafarers how they feel, there is a tendency to look back not forward. Now, as Covid once again threatens to derail crew change plans, I am extremely worried about the impact this could have on seafarers globally.

2 more seafarers aboard COVID-stricken ship off Sangley Point hospitalized
May 10 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/10/21/2-more-seafarers-aboard-covid-str...

MANILA—Another 2 seafarers were hospitalized out of the Filipino crew of a container ship that arrived in the country last week, the Philippines' Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) said Monday.

Half of that crew were infected with COVID-19.

Maritime sector to realize ‘supporting production, eliminating obstacles’
10/05/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-sector-to-realize-supporti...

Based on the latest statistics, over 80 percent of cargo transportation in the world is conducted through sea, which highlights the significance of maritime transportation.

2 COVID–stricken Filipino seafarers from India now in stable condition
Neil Arwin Mercado -May 10, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1429515/2-covid-stricken-filipino-seafarer...

COVID-19 variant testing for seafarers from India may be out in 2-3 days
Cathrine Gonzales - May 08, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1428994/covid-19-variant-testing-for-seafa...

MANILA, Philippines — The test results that will determine if the Filipino seafarers from India have the COVID-19 variant first detected in the South Asian country may be released in two to three days, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.

Container ship caught in lunacy
Mikhail Voytenko May 8, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/05/08/container-ship-caught-in-lunacy/

2 Pinoys from COVID-19 hit cargo ship in stable condition
Robertzon Ramirez May 9, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/09/2096965/2-pinoys-covid-19-...

MANILA, Philippines — Two Filipino crewmembers who were in critical condition due to COVID-19 infections are now stable, a few days after they were extracted from the coronavirus-stricken cargo vessel, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) reported yesterday.