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Supply chain woes strand desperate sailors off SoCal coast
Ronald D. White 17 Oct 2021 https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-10-17/port-la-supply-chain-u...

Abrorizki Geraldy Aulia, the son of a ship’s captain, is part of the new generation that moves more than 80% of the world’s raw materials, parts and merchandise on commercial cargo fleets. At 24, he has already traveled farther by ship than most people ever will.

Stranded for almost 5 months now, 29 Filipino seafarers in China want to go home
MARILOU DE CASTRO October 17, 2021 https://www.bulatlat.com/2021/10/17/stranded-for-almost-5-months-now-29-...

MANILA – The families of the 29 Filipino seafarers stranded off the coast of Xiamen, China for almost five months now are asking the government to bring them home, saying that their pleas for help have fallen on deaf ears.

Oil tanker hijacking: Iranian ship 'under attack' in Gulf of Aden – crew try to fight back
Brian McGleenon Oct 16, 2021 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1506917/Iran-oil-tanker-hijack-Gulf...

THE Iranian navy has fended of an attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden.

Container-ship traffic jam in Southeast Asia worst since April
October 15, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/container-ship-traffic-jam-in-southeast-asi...

Typhoon Kompasu has resulted in the worst container shipping traffic jam in months, one that now stretches throughout Southeast Asia and may take weeks to unravel.

The difficulties faced by seafarers during the pandemic
Oct 16, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/maritime-videos-podcasts/difficulties-...

Piracy and armed robbery incidents at lowest level in decades, but IMB cautions against complacency
14/10/2021 https://iccwbo.org/media-wall/news-speeches/piracy-and-armed-robbery-inc...

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest number of reported piracy and armed robbery incidents for the first nine months of any year since 1994.

Shipyard workers ask Duterte to stop Cebu reclamation project
Ador Vincent Mayol, Nestle Semilla - October 14, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1501605/shipyard-workers-ask-duterte-to-st...

Rising Tide
Chad Fuhrmann Oct 11, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/magazine/rising-tide

The digital revolution comes to maritime – at last! – bringing with it the potential to lift all boats.

Propelled by the appeal of remote services and increased efficiency, software utilization across the maritime market has boomed. The industry today is advancing steadily toward the next significant chapter in its growth as disruption fuels demand for data-driven change.

MOL, SoftBank and e5 Lab Start Joint Studies for Next-generation Maritime High-speed Satellite Communications
15/10/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/mol-softbank-and-e5-lab-start-joint...

NYK First: Indonesian Seafarer Appointed as Captain of LNG Carrier
Oct. 14, 2021 https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NIPPON-YUSEN-KABUSHIKI-KA-649...

On October 8, NYK Shipmanagement Pte. Ltd.* appointed Indonesia seafarer Asep Dadang Kurniawan as the first Indonesian captain of an NYK LNG carrier.