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COVID-19’s Impact on Seafarer Populations Will be Felt for Years to Come
Editorial May 13, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/covid-19s-impact-on-seafarer-populations-will-be-fe...

Here’s what’s at risk tomorrow if we don’t respond to the crew change crisis today.

10 Guimaras-bound passengers rescued after sea mishap
Nanette Guadalquiver May 11, 2022 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1174238

BACOLOD CITY – All 10 passengers of a Guimaras-bound unlicensed motorboat traveling from southern Negros Occidental were rescued after the vessel capsized on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported.

Two seamen are new pols proclaimed mayors in Bohol
Leo Udtohan | May 11,2022 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/440458/two-seamen-are-new-pols-procla...

500 seafarers trapped in Ukrainian ports
May 11, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/11/business/maritime/500-seafarers-t...

FIVE hundred seafarers remain sheltered awaiting evacuation onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, down from 2,000 six weeks ago.

How Two Ex-Cops Cracked a $100 Million Maritime Mystery
Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel May 11, 2022 https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-05-11/how-two-ex-cops-cracked-a-...

New direct route boosts Sino-UK trade
LI XUEQING 2022-05-12 http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202205/12/WS627c6095a310fd2b29e5c256.html

Shipping service between ports of Shanghai, Liverpool helps both traders amid headwinds

A year ago, when Allseas Global Logistics started its Shanghai/Ningbo-Liverpool direct shipping route known as China Xpress, the service was a temporary move made to support supply chains that had been hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Russia’s isolation deepens as shipping lines make final port calls
Greg Miller May 11, 2022https://www.freightwaves.com/news/russias-economic-isolation-deepens-as-...

Chart: American Shipper based on data from VesselsValue
Shipping lines wind down remaining services to Russia’s European ports

Greece leads resistance to ban on European tankers transporting Russian oil
Sam Chambers May 10, 2022 https://splash247.com/greece-leads-european-resistance-to-russian-tanker...

Strong lobbying from shipowning interests has seen the European Union pull back from some of its proposed sanctions on Russia, while Japan, another key client of commodities from the world’s largest country, has detailed plans to cut its Russian energy reliance.

Image reveals why shipping chaos won’t end
Frank Chung May 10, 2022 - https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/other-industries/image-reveals-...

Incredible images show the scale of the shipping crisis that’s causing long delays and rising prices for Australians, with no end in sight.

Drug smugglers strapping contraband to ships' hulls in bid to outsmart Australian port officials
Ursula Malone 11 May 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-11/drug-smugglers-stash-contraband-s...

International crime syndicates are attempting to smuggle drugs into the country by strapping them to the hulls of cargo ships to evade detection, police say.