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Review faults federal Merchant Marine Academy for mold, lack of diversity and an outdated curriculum

Sun, 11/28/2021 - 14:50 — helmsman

Review faults federal Merchant Marine Academy for mold, lack of diversity and an outdated curriculum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.

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Supply-Chain Crisis Only Getting Worse With China's 7-Week Port Quarantine

Sun, 11/28/2021 - 14:48 — helmsman

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.

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New law in China coincides with massive cut in vessel location data: from 100,000 vessels signalling per day on 28 October, to just over 15,000 on 17 November

Sun, 11/28/2021 - 14:45 — helmsman

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.

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

Sun, 11/28/2021 - 14:42 — helmsman

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

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Remote learning affects quality of maritime education – official

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 12:54 — helmsman

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...

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Chinese 'spy ship' off Australian coast had the right to be there, PM says

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 12:45 — helmsman

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.