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Ship takes out berth in Taiwan
Sam Chambers December 27, 2021 https://splash247.com/ship-takes-out-berth-in-taiwan/

Machinery failure is thought to have been the reason behind a sizeable containership prang at the port of Taichung yesterday.

Other ‘Odette’ challenge: 120 ships crippled
Connie Fernandez-Brojan December 26, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1532147/other-odette-challenge-120-ships-c...

CEBU CITY—The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday said shipowners were working to remove the fuel from their vessels that had either sank or ran aground as Typhoon “Odette” (international name: Rai) barreled across the Visayas last week.

Many dead as refugee vessels sink in Greek waters before Christmas
Xinhua 2021-12-25 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/20211225/839b9add0a114873a24fed45ed8e1d...

ATHENS, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least a dozen of people have lost their lives before Christmas Eve while their vessels, carrying refugees and migrants heading for Europe, sank in Greek waters.

China’s Growing Dominance in Maritime Shipping
Matthew Rochat December 18, 2021 https://thediplomat.com/2021/12/chinas-growing-dominance-in-maritime-shi...

China’s dominance over the commercial maritime sector may be a source of vulnerability for the U.S. and other geopolitical rivals moving forward.

Desolate Christmas: More seafarers are abandoned at sea
ANTONY KITIMO, BRIAN OCHARO December 25 2021 https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/desolate-christmas-more-se...

Off the coast of Kenya in Mombasa sits a fishing vessel with 16 international crew, which has not moved for six months.

Digital download Christmas service for seafarers
Marcus Hand | Dec 23, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/digital-download-chris...

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has joined forces with the Dutch Seafarers’ Mission Association -Nederlandse Zeevarenden Centrale (NZC) - to make a special Christmas service available as a digital download for ship’s crew over the festive period.

Addressing seafarers’ challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
24/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/addressing-seafarers-challenges-dur...

The Assembly adopted a resolution setting out the IMO’s aims and ambitions related to capacity building during the current decade.

Tugboat at 10 nitong crew na nawawala sa kasagsagan ng bagyong Odette, pinaghahanap
Jamil Santos Disyembre 24, 2021 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/promdi/815846/tugboat-at-10...

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha : NYK Group to Aid Victims of Typhoon Rai in the Philippines
Dec. 22, 2021 https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NIPPON-YUSEN-KABUSHIKI-KA-649...

Wakashio captain and first officer plead guilty to endangering safe navigation
Sam Chambers December 22, 2021 https://splash247.com/wakashio-captain-and-first-officer-plead-guilty-to...

The captain and first officer of the Wakashio newcatlemax grounded on a coral reef off Mauritius last year in the worst environmental disaster in the island nation’s recent history have pleaded guilty to endangering safe navigation.