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Raising seafarers’ plight to the world
Yashika F. Torib May 5, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/business/maritime-business/raisin...

In a time when tens of thousands of individuals stepped forward to hold the line of safety and survival in the face of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, one sector of essential workers seemed to have been forgotten by the world — the seafarers

Charities and Shipping Industry Target $1M Emergency Fund for India
05-05-2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/charities-and-shipping-indust...

NYK seals crew transfer vessel bareboat charter contract
Sam Chambers May 6, 2021 https://splash247.com/nyk-seals-crew-transfer-vessel-bareboat-charter-co...

Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has concluded a bareboat charter contract with Northern Offshore Service (NOS), a subsidiary of the Sweden-based Northern Offshore Group (NOG), for a crew transfer vessel to service offshore wind farms.

Global Maritime Forum wants to learn what young people are thinking
Max Tingyao Lin y Max Tingyao Lin https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insight/global-maritime-forum-wants-to-le...

Students and young professionals invited to share their vision of shipping in decades to come

Damages due to unauthorized substitution of employment contract
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO - May 05,2021 Damages due to unauthorized substitution of employment contract

Licensed recruitment agencies will be liable for damages due to the unauthorized substitution of the government-approved employment contracts.

The Ever Given and the Monstrosity of Maritime Capitalism
Charmaine Chua May 04, 2021 http://bostonreview.net/class-inequality-politics/charmaine-chua-ever-gi...

Two timely new books unmask the colossal shipping industry behind global trade, whose monstrous pursuit of profit has long wreaked havoc on laborers and the seas they sail through.

Philippines-Netherlands maritime cooperation
Brenda V. Pimentel May 5, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/05/business/maritime-business/philip...

Indian seafarers face fresh challenges as Covid epidemic overwhelms the country
Shirish Nadkarni | May 05, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/indian-seafarers-face-...

Vaccination being made mandatory before joining ship is just one of the numerous challenges being faced by Indian seafarers as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to overwhelm the country’s health infrastructure.

With ships urged to speed up, cargo worth millions lost at sea
Ann Koh 27 Apr 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/27/bas-ships-pressured-to-speed...

The shipping industry is seeing the biggest jump in lost containers in seven years, disrupting supply chains.

Seafarers and shipowners fail to agree over minimum wage
May 03, 2021 https://container-mag.com/2021/05/03/seafarers-and-shipowners-fail-to-ag...

Talks to increase the minimum wage at the International Labour Organization (ILO) have broken down as seafarers call proposed 3% increase a “slap in the face”.