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Chinese seafarers could soon outnumber Filipinos – Locsin
Roy Mabasa June 28, 2021 https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/28/increasing-chinese-seafarers-will-soon-beat...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday warned that Chinese seafarers, whose deployment in international vessels has shown a significant increase last year, will soon beat Filipino seafarers in numbers.

Japan studies options to cut coastal shipping emissions
Rieko Suda 01 July 2021 https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2230034-japan-studies-options-to-cut-...

Japan is examining options to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from coastal shipping, as it considers raising an emissions target for the industry in line with the country's more ambitious 46pc reduction target for 2030 on 2013 levels.

Here’s what’s behind the container ship traffic jam causing delays around the world
Jeremy Nixon 01 Jul 2021 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/07/crew-change-crisis-protect-global...

Exporters say shipping shortage hampering product deliveries
Arjay L. Balinbin July 2, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/exporters-say-shipping-shortage-hampering-p...

The Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc. (Philexport) said Friday that 80 out of nearly 100 member-companies that responded to a recent survey said they are currently unable to ship products due to a shortage of vessel space.

Shipping exempted from new global taxation plans aimed at multinationals
Sam Chambers July 2, 2021 https://splash247.com/shipping-exempted-from-new-global-taxation-plans-a...

Industry View: Shipping In A Post-Covid World
03/07/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/industry-view-shipping-in-a-post-co...

Seafarers may be reluctant to go ashore when ports reopen after the coronavirus pandemic despite some of them spending a year or more away from family and friends, according to a mental health expert.

Five seafarers taken off Norden bulker with 'severe' Covid-19 symptoms: Crew members hospitalised while others in isolation at Le Havre
Gary Dixon 1 July 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/bulkers/five-seafarers-taken-off-norden-b...

Five crew members have been taken to hospital from a Norden-operated bulker in France with severe Covid-19 symptoms.

Chinese crew onboard international vessels top 120,000 in 2020
Katherine Si | Jun 28, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/chinese-crew-onboard-i...

At the end of 2020 there were some 17,175 newly registered seafarers serving on international vessels bringing the total to 122,034 according to China Maritime Safety Administration. These seafarers and owners were served by 250 crewing agencies.

Securing seafarers' jobs and promoting PH as a safe crew change hub
July 1, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/07/01/business/maritime/securing-seafar...

Licensed manning agencies (LMAs) welcomed the recent prudent judgment and flexibility exercised by some government officials that helped in easing up the challenges they face in staging crew change operations in Manila.

Crew change crisis worsens, Neptune Indicator shows 8.8% of seafarers over contract
Marcus Hand | Jul 01, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/crew-change-crisis-wor...

The Covid-19 crisis in many seafarer supply nations hit by the spread of the Delta variant has led to a worsening of the crew change situation with 8.8% of crew employed by top managers now onboard after their contract expiry.