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Marino nominees get honorary ranks
Moises Cruz November 27, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/27/news/marino-nomineesget-honorary-...

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has granted the honorary rank of auxiliary commodore to Marino party-list representatives Sandro Gonzalez and Macnell Lusotan as new members of the PCG Auxiliary Executive Squadron on Thursday.

Japanese shipping giant partners with SMC for Pasig, Tullahan River rehab
November 28, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/28/public-square/japanese-shipping-g...

SHIPPING and logistics company NYK Line of Japan has joined San Miguel Corp. (SMC) in its multibillion initiative to rehabilitate the Pasig and Tullahan-Tinajeros River systems.

Maritime, ship registry, and consular services
Fabio Hidalgo Valdez (OIC of the Consulate General of Panama in the Philippines) November 28, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/28/supplements/maritime-ship-registr...

Cargo ships disappearing from tracking systems after entering Chinese waters
Liam Gibson 2021/11/25 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4356012

International isolation and new privacy laws appear to be likely cause

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The flashing blips that identify ships on tracking systems have been mysteriously disappearing when cargo vessels enter Chinese waters in recent weeks.

Review faults federal Merchant Marine Academy for mold, lack of diversity and an outdated curriculum
Ian Duncan 24 Noc 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2021/11/24/merchant-marine...

A congressionally ordered review of the federal sailors academy concluded the school was beset with problems including aging facilities, a striking lack of diversity, and a curriculum that was failing to keep up with the needs of an evolving shipping industry.

Supply-Chain Crisis Only Getting Worse With China's 7-Week Port Quarantine
K Oanh Ha, Jack Wittels 25 November 2021 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-24/china-s-seven-week-po...

China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the shipping industry and prolonging a crisis that’s snarled ports and emptied shelves worldwide.

New law in China coincides with massive cut in vessel location data
Sam Whelan 26/11/2021 https://theloadstar.com/new-law-in-china-coincides-with-massive-cut-in-v...

Vessel location data from China has been greatly reduced, impacting maritime supply chain visibility.

The tracking signal, known as Automatic Identification System (AIS), is used globally by the shipping industry to transmit data on vessel location and identity.

Maritime trade weathers COVID-19 storm but faces far-reaching knock-on effects
18 November 2021

Figure showing international maritime trade trends from 2006 to 2021. Source: UNCTAD calculations, based on the Review of Maritime Transport, various issues, data from UNCTADstat and table 1.1 of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021. From recovery to resilience: The development dimension

Remote learning affects quality of maritime education – official
Yashika F. Torib November 17, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/17/business/maritime/remote-learning...

Chinese 'spy ship' off Australian coast had the right to be there, PM says
Richard Wood •Nov 26, 2021 https://www.9news.com.au/national/china-spy-ship-spent-weeks-off-austral...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said a Chinese 'spy ship' spotted off the Australian coast had every right to be in international waters - but he expected Beijing to afford Australian navy ships the same right in the disputed South China Sea.