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Maritime trade weathers COVID-19 storm but faces far-reaching knock-on effects
18 November 2021

Figure showing international maritime trade trends from 2006 to 2021. Source: UNCTAD calculations, based on the Review of Maritime Transport, various issues, data from UNCTADstat and table 1.1 of the UNCTAD Trade and Development Report 2021. From recovery to resilience: The development dimension

Remote learning affects quality of maritime education – official
Yashika F. Torib November 17, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/17/business/maritime/remote-learning...

Chinese 'spy ship' off Australian coast had the right to be there, PM says
Richard Wood •Nov 26, 2021 https://www.9news.com.au/national/china-spy-ship-spent-weeks-off-austral...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said a Chinese 'spy ship' spotted off the Australian coast had every right to be in international waters - but he expected Beijing to afford Australian navy ships the same right in the disputed South China Sea.

China's disappearing ships: The latest headache for the global supply chain
Laura He November 25, 2021 https://edition.cnn.com/2021/11/24/business/china-shipping-data-mic-intl...

Philippines expects negative EMSA STCW report, but confident on action plan
Marcus Hand | Nov 25, 2021 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/philippines-expects-negativ...

A Ship’s Captain Killed By About 30 Stab Wounds
November 24, 2021 https://english.lematinal.media/a-ships-captain-killed-by-about-30-stab-...

PMMA dedicates new building to late Capt. Oca
Yashika F. Torib November 24, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/24/business/maritime/pmma-dedicates-...

China’s Covid Zero Policy Towards Seafarers Escalates Supply Chain Crisis
November 24, 2021 https://gcaptain.com/chinas-covid-zero-policy-seafarers-escalates-supply...

K. Oanh Ha and Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) —China’s increasingly extreme Covid Zero policies are standing in the way of a full recovery for the shipping industry and prolonging a crisis that’s snarled ports and emptied shelves worldwide.

PH is top provider of seafarers –UNCTAD
Genivi Verdejo November 24, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/24/business/maritime/ph-is-top-provi...

The Philippines remains the largest provider of seafarers and officers and had delivered $6.4 billion in income in 2020. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report showed that Asia is the largest seafarer-supplying region in the world.

New BSNAME program to usher more jobs opportunities
November 24, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/11/24/business/maritime/new-bsname-prog...

The new, streamlined, ladderized, and more flexible Bachelor of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (BSNAME) program is expected to benefit more youth and attract them to pursue careers in the country's booming shipbuilding and ship repair industry.