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The Seafarers’ Charity Announces Maritime Safety Week Competition Winners
22/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-seafarers-charity-announces-mar...

A competition launched by The Seafarers’ Charity to mark Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July), invited everyone who works at sea to practice and improve their crew muster safety drill.

Singapore Strait tops list for armed robberies against ships
Megawati Wijaya 21 Jul 2022

Asia saw an 11% increase in armed robbery against ships in the first six months of 2022, according to a monitoring group

There were 27 incidents of armed robbery reported in the Singapore Strait in the first half of the year... login to continue reading....https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1141664/Singapore-...

Tanker Shipbuilding Orders Reach New Low Says Bimco
Jul 21, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/article/tanker-shipbuilding-orders-reach-...

Tanker Companies Race To Ship Russian Oil Ahead Of New Sanctions
Tsvetana Paraskova - Jul 18, 2022 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Tanker-Companies-Race-To-Ship-Russ...

Low water again threatens to sink industries along the Rhine
Insa Wrede 21.07.2022

At normal water levels, one ship can carry the cargo of about 150 trucks
Water levels in Europe's most important river have dropped amid searing temperatures, bringing back memories of the 2018 drought that shut down the waterway. Are businesses better prepared now?

Water levels in the Rhine River are just inches away from forcing another shutdown of ship transportation

Trucker protest shuts down operations at busy California port
Associated Press Jul 21, 2022 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/trucker-protest-shuts-down-operatio...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland, it was announced Wednesday.

White paper finds more than 40% of Southeast Asia’s shipping pollution linked to Singapore bunker sales
Adis Ajdin July 20, 2022 https://splash247.com/white-paper-finds-more-than-40-of-southeast-asias-...

Joint Tripartite Working Group to Address Seafarers' Issues: IMO
TLME News Service 20 Jul, 2022 https://www.transportandlogisticsme.com/smart-sea-freight/joint-triparti...

IMO Council endorses new joint IMO/ILO Working Group on seafarer issues including bullying and sexual harassment

Carnival Cruise Line lauded for treatment of Filipino seafarers
INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau / July 20, 2022 https://usa.inquirer.net/105859/carnival-cruise-line-lauded-for-treatmen...

Gawad Alab ng Lahi Awards in New York City recognized Carnival Cruise Line for its efforts to “continually empower Filipino seafarers.” Carnival has been a leading employer of Filipino seafarers over the company’s 50-year history.

Marcos appoints key DOTr line agency heads
Genivi Verdejo July 21, 2022

Atty. Hernani Nieves Fabia is the new administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) PHOTO taken from his Facebook page
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed key officials to head the attached agencies of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). ...