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Isle of Man Ship Registry became the first Flag State to launch a seafarer welfare app, named as "Crew Matters", as it has just gone live and is available to approximately 10.000 seafarers.

Given that as industries, both marine insurance and shipping are traditionally male dominated, North P&I Club explains that gender pay gap is still obvious and provides tips on how could the industry "close" the gender pay gap in the future.

Removal of collapsed containers from the ill-fated ONE Apus will likely take several more weeks to complete, as the owner company ONE Line intends to conduct repairs to the vessel's deck simultaneously with the discharge operation, according to shipping claims consultancy WK Webster, which is involved in the case.

IMPA, representing the international community of pilots, conducts an annual safety campaign with the objective of reporting pilots’ experiences of ladders and boarding equipment to the IMO and the wider shipping community. 2020’s campaign received 6,394 reports from pilots operating across the world. 

The Argentinian Coast Guard issued administrative enquiries against various vessels for breaching speed limits, mainly in the Rosario port area of the Parana River where the speed limit is currently 9 knots.

The Oasis Club reports that the ice condition in Bohai and Huanghai sea area has been developing quickly, given the low temperatures in Northern China that began in December 2020.

Yrhen Bernard Sabanal Balinis, Deck Officer at Martracon Group/ AST Shipping, shares his life-changer experience and explains why working at sea is a ‘continuous learning progress’.

We are happy to host an interview with Capt. Darjan Kopajtic who has been working with CMA CGM since 2012. Capt. Kopajtic says that working at sea provides a unique experience; nonetheless this career has many responsibilities and is fulfilled with pressure and stress from the very first till day crew sign off.

We have asked Mrs. Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou who is joint Chief Executive Officer of TOTOTHEO MARITIME and also President of WISTA International, to make an assessment of 2020 from her perspective and share her message for the new year across the global community. Among others, she highlights that we are going to see many changes due to digitalisation and automation. 

All persons who have stayed in South Africa or UK for more than two hours in the 21 days before boarding will not be allowed to board the flight to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Department of Health announced.