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MARINA Releases New Sea Travel Protocols
March 12, 2021 http://pageone.ph/marina-releases-new-sea-travel-protocols/

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) on Thursday released standardized travel protocols for sea, based on the guidelines released by the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

Marina taps industry experts to address EMSA issues
March 13, 2021 Marina taps industry experts to address EMSA issues

INDUSTRY stakeholders threw their full support to the initiative of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) in addressing the concerns raised by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on the country’s compliance with the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention.

When Seaman Fatigue Leads to Maritime Accidents
Mary Aderholt March 11, 2021 https://goodmenproject.com/everyday-life-2/when-seaman-fatigue-leads-to-...

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The marine industry in Cyprus and the COVID-19 vaccine
13/03/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-marine-industry-in-cyprus-and-t...

Union urges release of seafarer stuck on ship for four years
Nidaa Bakhsh 12 Mar 2021

A seafarer has been on board a general cargo ship for almost four years. The International Transport Workers' Federation is calling for him to be released

The 33-year-old seafarer from Syria was ordered by a local court to stay on the abandoned Bahrain-flagged vessel as legal guardian. He has been alone since August 2019, without adequate provisions ...

Ships’ crews are pushed into worldwide vaccination chaos
Mikhail Voytenko March 4, 2021 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/03/04/ships-crews-are-pushed-into-...

Iran reports attack on its cargo vessel in Mediterranean Sea
March 12, 2021 https://www.arabnews.com/node/1824451/middle-east

TEHRAN: An Iranian cargo vessel was targeted this week in a “terrorist attack” in the Mediterranean Sea, the country’s state TV reported on Friday. There were no casualties in the explosion, the report said.

15 crew abducted from chemical tanker by pirates off Benin
Jason Jiang March 12, 2021 https://splash247.com/15-crew-abducted-from-chemical-tanker-by-pirates-o...

A 2016-built chemical tanker was boarded by pirates off Cotonou, Benin on Thursday with 15 crewmembers kidnapped.

According to maritime safety consultancy Dryad Global, the 2016-built 19,800 dwt tanker Davide B, operated by Dutch company De Poli Shipmanagement, was boarded by nine armed men.

Close to 384K overseas Filipinos repatriated since start of pandemic — DFA
Neil Arwin Mercado - March 11, 2021 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/194288/close-to-384k-overseas-filipino...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 383,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated back to the Philippines since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported Thursday.

Fiji police launch Goundar ferries investigation following ITF human trafficking claims
Baibhav Mishra - March 11, 2021 https://seanews.co.uk/news/fiji-police-launch-goundar-ferries-investigat...