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Meeting the experts: DOST to aid in chartering the maritime industry's future course
Dhel Nazario July 7, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/07/07/meeting-the-experts-dost-to-aid-in-charteri...

To whom can the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) gain a perfect point of view about the maritime industry to plan its best future? Obviously, from the experienced experts in the field.

This Alleged Grain Heist Was Different & May Show a More Brazen Russia
06/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/this-alleged-grain-heist-was-differ...

Zelenskyy Blasts Greek Ship Owners For Moving Russian Oil
John Konrad July 6, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/zelenskyy-blasts-greek-ship-owners-for-moving-russi...

Yesterday at an Economist forum in Athens, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Greek tanker owners for undermining economic sanctions by moving Russian oil.

Cargo ship briefly detained in Halifax amid complaints from Ukrainian crew
Jul 06, 2022 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cargo-ship-detained-halifax-u...

Crews have refused second contract extension and are asking to return home

The federal government has gotten involved in a dispute onboard a ship anchored in Halifax harbour following complaints from Ukrainian crew members that the company is keeping them from returning home.

Labor Unrest Disrupts Supply Chains From Sea to Sky
Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — July 6, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/labor-unrest-disrupts-supply-chains-from-sea-to-sky/

Each wave of supply shock to hit the global economy during the pandemic seems to produce a different scapegoat.

First came the shipping container shortage of late 2020, caused largely by American consumers stocking up on everything from backyard games to home-office equipment.

Domestic shipowner Christopher Pastrana named new PPA GM
June 23, 2022 https://www.portcalls.com/domestic-shipowner-christopher-pastrana-named-...

Domestic shipowner Christopher Pastrana will be the new general manager of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) under the incoming Marcos administration.

The Archipelago Philippine Ferries Corp. (APFC) chairman will replace Jay Daniel Santiago, who has been PPA chief since 2016.

Russian Separatists Seize Cargo Ships
Reuters July 5, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/russian-separatists-seize-cargo-ships/

Jonathan Saul (Reuters) Russian-backed separatists have seized two foreign-flagged ships in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, saying they are now “state property,” in the first such moves against commercial shipping, letters seen by Reuters showed.

Karen Davila pays tribute to Pinoy crew of Arctic cruise ship
Jul 04 2022 https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/04/22/karen-davila-pays-tribute-to-crui...

Broadcast journalist Karen Davila paid tribute to her fellow Filipinos who were part of the crew of the ship when she recently went on an Arctic cruise adventure.

On Instagram, Davila said there were 219 crew members of the ship, and 106 of them were Filipinos.

ITF’s Cotton predicts industrial unrest as inflation soars
Harry Papachristou 4 July 2022

Next year’s IBF wage talks will be no piece of cake, labour leader warns

Seafarers and shipping companies won’t find it easy to agree on an industry-wide wage agreement next year amid soaring inflation, according to a senior labour leader.

“It’s going to take some work,” Steve Cotton, general secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), told TradeWinds on 1 July on the sidelines of the Turkish Maritime Summit in Istanbul.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-05/seafarers-remain-stuck-aboard-shi...