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Shipping hubs of chaos
Mikhail Voytenko April 11, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/04/11/shipping-hubs-of-chaos/

Repatriated seamen freed from hotel quarantine after being forced to isolate despite exemption
Beth Murray 31st March 2021 https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/repatriated-seamen-fr...

Two repatriated seamen have been allowed to leave the quarantine hotel at Edinburgh Airport after being forced to check-in, despite being legally exempt according to Scottish government guidance.

Seafarers Grateful for Le Havre Support Initiative
April 11, 2021 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/24752-seafarers-grateful-...

Seafarers calling at Port of Le Havre are very appreciative of an initiative started by local associations and private operators providing moral support during their call at Le Havre.

Cannot hold 25 sailors to ransom, says seafarers’ union
Ch Sushil Rao | Apr 11, 2021 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cannot-hold-25-sailor...

Kiwi Seafarers Endangered By Vaccine Policy
10 April 2021 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2104/S00074/kiwi-seafarers-endangered-...

Kiwi Seafarers continue to feel shortchanged by the New Zealand Government.

Bomba still fighting fire aboard cargo ship in Port Klang after four days
11 Apr 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/04/11/bomba-still-fighting-f...

KLANG: Efforts are still ongoing to put out a fire on a cargo vessel here that has been burning for over four days.

The LL view: End the scandal of seafarer abandonment, now and forever
09 Apr 2021 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1136414/The-LL-vie...

Something is seriously wrong when crews are regularly stranded thousands of miles from home for years on end

Without rigidly enforced penalties for owners who evade best practice, those at the sharp end will continue to suffer

Seafarers and Frontline Maritime Personnel Thanked for Keeping Port of Singapore Open during COVID-19 Pandemic
09/04/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-and-frontline-maritime-pe...

Chinese Navy Chases Philippines’ News Crew in Disputed Sea
Philip Heijmans 9 April 2021 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/filipino-reporters-ch...

Sri Lanka seeks $17 million over oil tanker spill
AFP April 09, 2021 https://manilastandard.net/mobile/article/351472

Sri Lanka on Friday lodged a claim for $17.38 million with the Greek owners of an oil tanker that caught fire and left a spill stretching 40 kilometers off the South Asian island.

The New Diamond vessel was travelling from Kuwait to India with 270,000 tons of crude oil on board in September when a fire broke out as it passed Sri Lanka’s east coast.