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Seafaring with no fearing
Imran Muhammad May 22, 2022 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/959687-seafaring-with-no-fearing

‘It’s a never-ending nightmare’: crew of refugee rescue ship facing jail
Jennifer Rankin and Angela Giuffrida 22 May 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/22/its-a-never-ending-nightma...

Thousands of lives were saved by activists who have now been put on trial in Sicily on trafficking charges

Shipping industry adopts amendments to Maritime Labour Convention to improve seafarers’ conditions
16 May 2022 https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_845144/lang-...

Drawing from lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, stakeholders in the global shipping industry have adopted amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006), to improve the living and working conditions of seafarers.

Why ‘good’ data is the key to automation
23/05/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/why-good-data-is-the-key-to-automat...

The shipping industry has made great strides on its journey to digitalisation over the past two years, prompted in part by the Covid-19 pandemic.

China eases quarantine rules for seafarers
Xin Chen 19 May 2022

Six Chinese embassies have made adjustments to their quarantine requirements for seafarers leaving the country

Despite some relaxation of the rules, the changeover of foreign seafarers at Chinese ports is still under strict surveillance.... login to continue... https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1140881/China-ease...

Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers
May 19, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/report-explores-key-challenges-faced-by-women-seafa...

Celebrating the inaugural International Women in Maritime Day, The Mission to Seafarers publishes Women Seafarers Report

Greece Emerging as Hub for Russian Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers
Rowena Edwards, Angeliki Koutantou and Ahmad Ghaddar/Reuters May 19, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/greece-emerging-as-hub-for-russian-ship-to-ship-fue...

Ship attacked off Yemen’s Hodeidah port: British military group
The Associated Press 19 May ,2022 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/19/British-milita...

A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident remained unclear, officials said.

China: Cargo vessel found breaching 0.5% sulphur limit
19 May, 2022 https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/china-cargo-vessel-found-breaching-0-...

The following article published by Manifold Times on 19 May was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. An online translation service was used in the production of the current editorial piece:

Giant container ships are ruining everything
Rachel Premack, May 19, 2022 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/big-boats-are-ruining-everything

We can blame the Big Boat Era for many of our supply chain headaches

I hate big boats, and so should you.