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China: Steel industry in for a new phase of evolution
01/08/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-steel-industry-in-for-a-new-p...

Amid intensifying downward pressure, China’s steel industry must accelerate its pursuit of innovation-driven high-quality development to control output, cut inventories and increase added value of steel products, government officials and industry experts said on Friday.

What about the maritime industry, Mr. President?
The Manila Times Maritime Team July 27, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/27/business/maritime/what-about-the-...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. delivered a stirring 114-minute long State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, that many people considered will be the country's roadmap for the next six years under his administration.

11 more master mariners pass MARINA harbor pilot exams
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz July 29, 2022 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180111

MANILA – An additional 11 master mariners have passed the Maritime Industry Authority’s (MARINA) harbor pilot licensure examinations, on top of the 20 others announced back in June.

In a Facebook post, MARINA said they took the examinations on March 9 to 11 and June 8 to 12.

These are the successful examinees and their respective pilotage districts:

Cargo Ship Captain Sentenced To Jail In Indonesia For Smuggling Hazardous Waste
MI News Network July 26, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/cargo-ship-captain-sentenced...

Iranian tanker to retrieve oil cargo confiscated by U.S. this week
July 28, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/iranian-tanker-retrieve-oil-cargo-confisca...

ATHENS, July 27 (Reuters) - An Iranian-flagged tanker anchored off the Greek port of Piraeus is expected this week to retrieve part of its cargo of oil confiscated by the United States and sail back to Iran following a Greek court ruling, government sources said on Wednesday.

Dock workers accused of living in 1970s as UK's largest shipping port set for strike chaos
Rebecca Perring, Jon King Jul 28, 2022 https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1647326/Felixstowe-port-strike-uk-cont...

DOCK workers have been accused of living in the 1970s after they threatened to paralyse Britain's biggest container port with a strike.

EGPN Bulk Carrier pockets swift profit from tanker play
Hans Thaulow July 29, 2022 https://splash247.com/egpn-bulk-carrier-pockets-swift-profit-from-tanker...

One of China´s most speculative private owners, EGPN Bulk Carrier, is making fortunes on its investments in wet.

This week, broker sources tell Splash it’s pocketed around $5m on a ship it bought in January last year. Then EGPN laid down just under $10m for the 15-year-old, 50,000 dwt product tanker Eastern Kalmia.

China’s shipbuilding industry is booming, including aircraft carriers, LNG tankers, and container ships
Barry van Wyk July 29, 2022 https://supchina.com/2022/07/29/chinas-shipbuilding-industry-is-booming-...

A look in the future: How the seafarer of 2050 will be
The Editorial Team July 28, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/cm-a-look-in-the-future-how-the-seafarer-of-2050-...

Seafarer shortage stands in way of Ukraine grain corridor
Jonathan Saul July 28, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/seafarer-shortage-stands-way...

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Finding enough seafarers willing to sail ships stuck inside Ukraine's ports is set to pose a major challenge to the proposed grains corridor designed to ease an international food crisis.