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Saudi Arabia's border guards rescue crew of Panamanian ship on fire
Jennifer Bell 07 October, 2022 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2022/10/07/Saudi-Arabia-s-border...

Saudi Arabia’s Border Guards have helped rescue the crew of a commercial container tanker that had caught ablaze in the Red Sea.

Worldwide Gas Ship Shortage Leads To Vessel Rates Surging At Record Levels
October 6, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worldwide-gas-ship-shortage-...

A maddening rush to safeguard and secure natural gas is resulting in a massive shortage of seaborne vessels, compelling firms to pay record-high rates for transporting fuel to Europe.

Transnet workers down tools
Adis Ajdin October 6, 2022 https://splash247.com/transnet-workers-down-tools/

Port of Felixstowe: What do strikes at UK’s biggest container port mean?
06/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-felixstowe-what-do-strikes-...

The Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk is a vast operation and handles almost half of the UK’s container trade. For the past eight days, hundreds of workers, who are members of the union Unite, were on strike.

Charity launches seafarer neurodiversity survey
Marcus Hand | Oct 05, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/charity-launches-seafarer-neur...

A new seafarer neurodiversity charity has launched a survey to gather benchmark data to help create a maritime neurodiversity strategy.

Filipinos fishing on front line of China's battle for disputed sea
Allison Jackson/AFP-Jiji Oct 5, 2022 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/10/05/asia-pacific/filipino-fishe...

Seafarers group issue warning to NIMASA over unpaid crew
Adaku Onyenucheya 05 October 2022 https://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/seafarers-group-issue-war...

Spotted: Royal Caribbean makes face masks optional for crew members
Matt Hochberg 02 Oct 2022 https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/10/02/spotted-royal-caribbean-ma...

It appears crew members now have the choice of wearing a face mask or not on cruise ships.

According to select crew members, Royal Caribbean has changed the policy so that it is up to the crew members to decide if they want to wear a face mask or not.

Maritime CEO Forum Singapore: Shipping will face competition for new fuels
October 4, 2022 https://splash247.com/maritime-ceo-forum-singapore-shipping-will-face-co...

Filipino chief cook shares culinary journey at sea
Yashika F. Torib October 5, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/10/05/business/maritime/filipino-chief-...