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Coronavirus and seafarer mental health – the good news
There’s no vaccine against poor mental health writes Johan Smith from Sailors’ Society. As so many have said, we live…
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Stranded at Sea, Coronavirus Takes a Toll on Seafarers’ Mental Health
When Ritesh Mehra, 43, enlisted for a four-month stint as captain on a liquid gas tanker last July, he never…
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Hapag-Lloyd Avoids Forecast Due to Coronavirus Uncertainty
German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday it almost tripled its net result in 2020 due to lower costs and…
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Coronavirus impact: Nor-Shipping postponed to 2022
Nor-Shipping, one of the leading international shipping events, has been postponed to 10-13 January 2022, the event organisers informed. The…
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Coronavirus Slows Bangladesh’s Shipbreaking Safety Reforms
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer the often hazardous job of dismantling old ships in Bangladesh, officials…
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Coronavirus Slows Bangladesh’s Shipbreaking Safety Reforms
The coronavirus pandemic has slowed efforts to make safer the often hazardous job of dismantling old ships in Bangladesh, officials…
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Greek shipping minister in intensive care with coronavirus
Greece’s shipping and island policy minister has been moved into an intensive care unit (ICU) as effects from the coronavirus…
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CDC Says Cruise Ships Pose Very High Risk for Coronavirus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday it recommended that all people avoid cruise ship…
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Freighter Adrift After Crew Abandons Ship Off Portugal
14 seafarers have been evacuated from a freighter off the coast of Portugal, leaving it adrift and awaiting a tow. …
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With COVID-19 Back on the Rise, SMM Goes All-Digital for 2021
Amidst a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Germany, trade show organizer Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC) has announced the cancellation…
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