The US is spending billions of dollars deepening port harbors to make room for 'mega' container ships that are only getting bigger

The US is spending billions of dollars deepening port harbors to make room for 'mega' container ships that are only getting bigger
Hannah Towey

The Ever Ace, the world's largest cargo ship, is as long as four football fields and can carry over 23,000 containers.

Container ships like this one have more than doubled in size over the past decade. While the massive vessels can hold more Amazon orders than you can imagine, the rapid growth presents a problem for US ports — the ships can't fit into most harbors.

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis

New Sea Change Fund to provide grants for seafarers in crisis
Sam Chambers January 7, 2022 https://splash247.com/new-sea-change-fund-to-provide-grants-for-seafarer...

Maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched a new fund to provide urgent welfare grants for seafarers and their families in desperate need.

Omicron VS the seafarer

Omicron VS the seafarer
31/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/omicron-vs-the-seafarer/

2019 December sounds so long ago! Yes, that was the time we heard about the COVID virus, and which many of us naively believed to be a hype by the media, and the ensuing impact it was having on the general populace in the world, as well as travel between countries.

SBMA earns P65.73M from crew-change program

SBMA earns P65.73M from crew-change program
Charlene A. Cayabyab January 08, 2022 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1917556/pampanga/local-news/sbma-earn...

THE Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has generated a total of P65.73 million in income from participating in the government’s crew-change program, which facilitated the safe and speedy travel of Filipino and foreign seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Cases Explode on Cruise Ships: 163 Positive Crew Members on Jewel of the Seas as the Cruise Industry Sputters . . . . to . . . a . . Stop?

COVID-19 Cases Explode on Cruise Ships: 163 Positive Crew Members on Jewel of the Seas as the Cruise Industry Sputters . . . . to . . . a . . Stop?
Jim Walker January 8, 2022 https://www.cruiselawnews.com/2022/01/articles/disease/covid-19-cases-ex...

New York port hustles to cut rare logjam amid COVID labor woes

New York port hustles to cut rare logjam amid COVID labor woes
Brendan Murray• Bloomberg News • January 8, 2022 https://www.stripes.com/covid/2022-01-08/ny-port-hustles-cut-logjam-amid...

NEW YORK (Tribune News Service) — The Port of New York and New Jersey is working to clear a small but rare bottleneck of container ships anchored off the coast of Long Island as COVID-19 cases among dockworkers collide with a pandemic-fueled surge in cargo volumes.

Old, abandoned ship sinks while being towed ashore

Old, abandoned ship sinks while being towed ashore
9 Jan 2022 https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2244559/old-abandoned-ship-...

‘Size isn’t an objective for us’: MSC’s Soren Toft

‘Size isn’t an objective for us’: MSC’s Soren Toft
Sam Chambers January 7, 2022 https://splash247.com/size-isnt-an-objective-for-us-mscs-soren-toft/

Soren Toft, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has passed comment on one of this week’s biggest shipping stories – his company surpassing his old employers, Maersk, at the top of the liner rankings.

Handling of COVID-19 positive crew cases in China

Handling of COVID-19 positive crew cases in China
08/01/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/handling-of-covid-19-positive-crew-...

China’s zero-tolerance for COVID-19 and stringent border control continue to have serious consequences for crews and ships calling at the country’s ports – particularly if crew members have tested positive for COVID-19.

Returning seafarer in Iligan City tests positive for Omicron variant

Returning seafarer in Iligan City tests positive for Omicron variant
Froilan Gallardo Jan 8, 2022 https://www.rappler.com/nation/returning-seafer-iligan-city-omicron-case/

(1st UPDATE) The unvaccinated 40-year-old seafarer traveled from Kenya to Cebu City, and from Misamis Oriental to Iligan City

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