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Chinese Seaports Report Big Gains Despite COVID Disruption
Dec 31, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-seaports-report-big-g...

The trade boom of 2021 has been kind to seaports in China, which are reporting significant average growth, particularly in the container segment.

Omicron VS the seafarer
31/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/omicron-vs-the-seafarer/

2019 December sounds so long ago! Yes, that was the time we heard about the COVID virus, and which many of us naively believed to be a hype by the media, and the ensuing impact it was having on the general populace in the world, as well as travel between countries.

Addressing Seafarers’ Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Homeland Security Today December 31, 2021 https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/maritime-security/addressing...

The Assembly also adopted an updated resolution on prevention and suppression of piracy and armed robbery.

Cargo ship delivers ice-coated cars to Russia
29 Dec 2021 https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2021/1229/1269089-frozen-cars-ship/

When the ship arrived at Vladivostok, the vehicles has to be hoisted off the deck by a crane
Dozens of cars were delivered to the Russian port of Vladivostok caked in ice from several centimetres to half a metre.

See what merchant mariners eat while spending months at sea on a container ship
Grace Kay Dec 30, 2021 https://www.businessinsider.com/see-what-merdhant-marines-eat-while-on-a...

Captain and first officer of the Wakashio sentenced
Sam Chambers December 28, 2021 https://splash247.com/captain-and-first-officer-of-the-wakashio-sentenced/

The captain and first officer of the Wakashio bulk carrier which smashed into a coral reef off Mauritius, unleashing the Indian Ocean archipelago’s worst environmental disaster, will be released imminently after their 20-month sentence was commuted yesterday.

Grounded barge in Pangasinan caused by bad weather, PCG says
December 30, 2021 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/12/30/2150940/grounded-barge-pangas...

MANILA, Philippines — The barge that ran aground in Pangasinan came from a tugboat sailing under the flag of Singapore, the Philippine Coast Guard said Thursday.

MOL donates $60,000 for victims of Typhoon Odette
Genivi Verdejo December 29, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/12/29/business/maritime/mol-donates-600...

Exodus of Seafarers Could Add to Supply Chain Disruption in 2022
Brian Gicheru Kinyua Dec 29, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/exodus-of-seafarers-could-...

It has been a year of new records for the shipping industry. Carriers’ profitability during this year was so phenomenal that it favorably compared to that of the four most prominent American tech monopolies, collectively known as FANG (Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google)

Cruise Ships With Covid-19 Cases—And They All Keep Sailing
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher 29 Dec 2021 https://www.forbes.com/sites/amtd-group/2021/12/09/amtd-digital-launches...

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) updated its color-coded list of ships that tracks where passengers or crew have tested positive for Covid-19. The list is updated multiple times a week.