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Ship captain who rescued a crashed plane from Hong Kong’s harbour, towed a container ship backwards in the Taiwan Strait and greeted Queen Elizabeth in Tuvalu
Kate Whitehead 2 Feb, 2022 https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3165424/ship-captai...

Drop-off in labour standards reporting mars strong overall performance from Flag States, ICS assessment shows
01/02/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drop-off-in-labour-standards-report...

The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, from the International Chamber of Shipping, has identified reporting on seafarer wellbeing as a “casualty of the pandemic,” following its publication this week.

China’s first dual-fuel powered 210,000-ton bulk freight delivered
31/01/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-first-dual-fuel-powered-2100...

Cargo ship Julietta D is drifting southwards, 18-strong crew were rescued
January 31, 2022 https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/01/cargo-ship-julietta-d-is-drifting-...

Seafarer lost overboard from Sarfo cargo ship off Turkey
Gary Dixon 31 Jan 2021 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/seafarer-lost-overboard-from-s...

Search for Russian national was hampered by bad weather in the area

A crew member is missing presumed dead after going overboard from a general cargo ship off Turkey.

Seafarers shouldn’t sign settlements
Adria Notari and Chevanev Charles January 29, 2022 https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/01/29/btcolumn-10/

So, let’s say that you have committed to life on the high seas and you have been working onboard a cruise ship for more than 20 years. As a member of the bar staff, it is your job to manually lift your stores from one deck to another.

Disruptions in China can lead to ‘ripple-effects’ across global supply chain, says HSBC
Sumathi Bala, Jan 31 2022 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/31/china-covid-zero-disrupts-supply-chains-...

China’s zero-Covid restrictions will impact global supply chain recovery as any small disruption in the country will likely lead to “ripple effects” across the world, according to the head of shipping at HSBC.

Shipping line profits at full steam as trade chaos shows little sign of abating
Harry Dempsey January 29 2022 https://www.ft.com/content/24f4c34f-30d1-4eca-adaf-276091f0f974

Persistent ructions on global routes and higher spot rates continue to fuel outsized industry earnings

End of the tunnel in sight for the crew change crisis as Denmark lifts virus restrictions
Sam Chambers January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/end-of-the-tunnel-in-sight-for-the-crew-change-cri...

Lawmakers eye new training ship for PMMA
January 5, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/05/business/maritime/lawmakers-eye-n...

Lawmakers joined the industry's collective efforts to ease the dearth of cadetship berths in the country as they deliberate on the bill that seeks to provide the state-run Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) a new charter that includes a provision for a training ship.