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Rapid, inexpensive testing is the real solution to the crew change Covid-19 crisis
February 2, 2021 https://splash247.com/rapid-inexpensive-testing-is-the-real-solution-to-...

Mitul Dave from AlphaRize Management on one way to ensure seafarers can get home.

How shipping firms realised they had humanitarian crisis on hand
Alastair Marsh/Bloomberg 1 Feb 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/1/bb-howshippingfirms-realised-...

COVID has stranded hundreds of thousands of seafarers globally on commercial vessels due to port restrictions, but pressure is growing on the industry to find a solution.

Singapore support for maritime digitalisation
01 Feb 2021 https://www.lr.org/en/latest-news/singapore-support-for-maritime-digital...

Hanseaticsoft’s Cloud Fleet Manager among solutions endorsed under digital transformation programme.

Singapore has further accelerated its drive to advance the maritime digital transformation with the recent announcement that it will grant funding for Singapore-based shipping companies to digitalise their operations.

PH Coast Guard barred from boarding Chinese ship anchored off Catanduanes
Frances Mangosing -February 01, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/193510/ph-coast-guard-barred-from-boar...

MANILA, Philippines—The crew of a Chinese research ship that entered waters off Catanduanes province without clearance from the Philippine government refused access to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) men supposedly because of COVID-19 protocols.

Seafarer Commits Suicide Aboard Asphalt Tanker off UAE
01-31-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-commits-suicide-aboa...

On January 28, a seafarer who had spent 13 months aboard the asphalt tanker Sea Princess committed suicide, according to charity Human Rights at Sea (HRAS).

China’s ports could not be blamed for the stockpile of cold-chain containers
Jan 31, 2021 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1214499.shtml

How will seafarers fare once automated ships take over? Scientists predict the future
National Korea Maritime and Ocean University 25-Jan-2021 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/nkma-hws012521.php

“Navigating Uncharted Waters: Shipping in a Pandemic Age” Virtual Forum
30/01/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/navigating-uncharted-waters-shippin...

The Hellenic American and Norwegian American Chambers of Commerce announce that their 27th Annual Shipping Conference will take place in virtually on February 2, 2021.

Sailors onboard ship attacked by pirates arrive in Turkey
Anadolu Agency Jan 30, 2021 https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/sailors-onboard-ship-attacked-by-pirat...

Three Turkish crew members who were working on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship that was hijacked by pirates off Nigeria returned to Turkey on Saturday.

Terrifying Video Shows Cargo Ship Break in Half Off Turkey
Mike Schuler January 31, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/terrifying-video-shows-cargo-ship-break-in-half-off...