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Bird Song of the Day At the suggestion of SomeGuyinAZ, the White-throated Sparrow. #COVID19 At reader request, I’ve added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. Nate SIlver makes the same call [lambert preens]: Interesting chart: * We're now vaccinating more people (1st doses) than there are new infections. * However, caseloads are still VERY high (higher than at any point pre-November).https://t.co/Qxu8rSPoV1pic.twitter.com/UU3F0B5Szq But see caveats below! * * * Lambert here: Well, I said “If these declines continue through the end of ...

GAC joins call to resolve humanitarian crisis on the world’s oceans GAC has joined more than 300 shipping and human rights leaders in signing the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change in a worldwide call to action to end the unprecedented crew change crisis caused by COVID-19. Other signatories include A.P. Møller – Mærsk, BP, BW, Cargill, COSCO, DOW, Euronav, MISC Group, NYK, Rio Tinto, Shell, Trafigura, Unilever and Vale. Stranded Hundreds of thousands of seafarers from across the globe have been left stranded working aboard ships beyond the expiry of their initial...

Over 300 industry leaders sign Neptune Declaration to end crew change crisis January 26, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina Over 300 maritime industry and human rights leaders have signed a new global pledge urging for industry accountability and finally ending the deepening crew change crisis. The signatories of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change vowed to deliver on a shared responsibility to resolve the crisis which has seen hundreds of thousands of the world’s seafarers pushed into what amounts to forced labour. General Se...

Coronavirus: Seafarers stuck at sea ‘a humanitarian crisis’ The fate of more than 200,000 seafarers who play a crucial role in keeping global trade flowing is being labelled a “humanitarian crisis at sea”. More than 300 firms and organisations are urging for them to be treated as “key workers”, so they can return home without risking public health. More than 90% of global trade – from household goods to medical supplies – is moved by sea. But governments have banned crew from coming ashore amid Covid-19 fears. Large firms including shipping titan AP Moller-Maersk, oil firms BP...

Comment on Neptune Declaration from Erik Hånell, President & CEO of Stena Bulk “I am delighted that Stena Bulk has joined other industry leaders in a worldwide call to action to end the crew change crisis caused by Covid-19, by becoming a signatory of the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change. “Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of seafarers worldwide have been working aboard ships beyond the expiry of their initial contracts and with no prospect of relief. This dramatic situation, which has led to such long periods at sea, is havin...