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Climate change challenges faced by Maritime Industry
July 26, 2022 https://newsbook.com.mt/en/climate-change-challenges-faced-by-maritime-i...

IMO Contributes To The Development Of Safer, Greener Domestic Passenger Ships In Philippines
MI News Network July 27, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-contributes-to-the-devel...

Marina provides ISM Code auditors training course
July 27, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/27/business/maritime/marina-provides...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has started the five-day International Safety Management (ISM) Code Auditors Course to equip its technical personnel with the proper understanding and to correctly implement the ISM Code.

International Maritime Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries expand shipbuilding partnership
28/07/2022

International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest shipyard in the MENA region, has expanded its partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) through a technical service agreement to further enhance its shipbuilding capabilities.

Pandemic comes full circle with lockdown at the port city of Wuhan
Sam Chambers July 27, 2022 https://splash247.com/pandemic-comes-full-circle-with-lockdown-at-the-po...

The two-and-a-half year-long global pandemic has come full circle with news today of a lockdown at one of China’s largest river ports, Wuhan, the central Chinese city where covid was first detected.

NMP inks agreement with PIT on conduct of training
July 27, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/27/business/maritime/nmp-inks-agreem...

Piracy Attacks: Nigeria Highest Hit in Four Years
Gilbert Ekugbe 26 July 2022 https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2022/07/26/piracy-attacks-nigeria-...

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Analysts Data Services and Resources Limited, Afolabi Olowookere, has stated that Nigeria witnessed most of the frequent piracy attacks in the past five years.

Seafarers’ wellbeing and ship safety: The role of Internet onboard
July 25, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/cm-seafarers-wellbeing-and-ship-safety-the-role-o...

Improving crew welfare onboard is not only a necessity for the shipping industry to show it cares for its seafarers, but also a contributing factor to ship safety, experts agreed during a webinar organized by the Standard P&I Club on the occasion of the Day of the Seafarer, last month.

An ocean of risk? Managing new cyber threats from MLC amendments
July 26, 2022 https://splash247.com/an-ocean-of-risk-managing-new-cyber-threats-from-m...

The right of crew to access the internet while at sea should bring additional benefits for mental health and welfare, but the threats to cyber security must also be considered, writes Nicolas Furgé from Marlink.

Cargo ship grounded as Chief Officer had to visit washroom
July 25, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/cargo-ship-grounded-as-chief-officer-had-to-visit...

The cargo vessel “CEG Orbit” was reported to have ran aground off the Isle of Man, as the chief officer needed to visit the washroom.

The cargo vessel ran aground on 26 August on the Isle of Man, 2021, after having set sail from Liverpool for Belfast, loaded with wheat grains.