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PHL shipping companies start increasing freight rates
Arjay L. Balinbin March 22, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/phl-shipping-companies-start-increasing-fre...

Some shipping companies have started hiking their freight fees, the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) said, noting that the industry is currently in survival mode due to the rising fuel prices.

MARINA: Several shipping companies may increase rates due to fuel price hikes
GISELLE OMBAY, March 21, 2022 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/825754/marina-several-sh...

Several shipping companies may increase their rates due to the successive fuel price hikes, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) said Monday.

Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty
Marcelo Teixeira/Reuters March 17, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/sugar-cargoes-head-toward-russia/

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar sold by European traders, according to shipping data seen by Reuters, about double the country’s normal annual imports of the sweetener.

What's the Z? Is the ship in Narragansett Bay supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Paul Edward Parker March 16, 2022 https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/03/16/z-ship-nar...

Have you seen the tanker ship anchored just north of the Pell Bridge with the big "Z" freshly painted on its smokestack?

Filipino fishermen's group marks one-year anniversary in Nanfang'ao
William Yen 03/19/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202203190020

CNA photo March 19, 2022

Foreign seaman rescued in Khanh Hoa
VNA March 18, 2022 https://en.vietnamplus.vn/foreign-seaman-rescued-in-khanh-hoa/223725.vnp

Orlanda Ubana, 57, who suffered serious stomach pain and vomiting while working on Panagia Force ship en route Quang Ninh province’s Cai Lan port from Singapore, was brought to shore for medical treatment. (Photo: VNA)

Bangladesh seeks $22.4 mln after missile hits ship in Ukraine
Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul March 19, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-seeks-224-mln-afte...

Crewman feared dead after Emirati roro sinks off Iran
Adis Ajdin March 18, 2022 https://splash247.com/crewman-feared-dead-after-emirati-roro-sinks-off-i...

A massive search and rescue operation recovered all but one of the 30 crewmembers of the Emirati-flagged roro Al Salmy 6, which capsized and sank in a storm off Iran on Thursday.

Shipping costs may rise by as much as 25%, industry group warns
Arjay L. Balinbin March 8, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/shipping-costs-may-rise-by-as-much-as-25-in...

SHIPPING COSTS may rise as much as 25% as global oil prices continue to skyrocket amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to an industry group.

Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) President Mark Matthew F. Parco said that fuel is usually 40% to 50% of vessel cost.

Corruption inhibiting services delivery in maritime sector
Chris Agabi 16 Mar 2022 https://dailytrust.com/corruption-inhibiting-services-delivery-in-mariti...

Corruption is inhibiting quality service delivery in the maritime sector, the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Nigeria’s maritime economic regulator has said.