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Greek seafarers held on tankers in Iran start being released
David Glass | Sep 19, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/tankers/greek-seafarers-held-tankers-i...

The release of Greek seafarers on board the two national-flagged tankers held by the Iranian authorities since May in retaliation for the case of the cargo of the tanker Iranian-flagged Lana has begun.

Seafarers protest Marina’s revival of training course
September 19, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1666488/seafarers-protest-marinas-revival-...

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s seafarers are strongly opposing the move of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to bring back the Management Level Course (MLC), a training course that they claim would only be an added financial burden to them.

Suez Canal to hike transit tolls in 2023
Marcus Hand | Sep 19, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/suez-canal-hike-transi...

Tolls for vessels using the Suez Canal are set to rise by 15% next year with the exception of dry cargo and cruise ships which will increase by 10%.

The transit toll increases from January 2023 were announced at the weekend by Adm. Ossama Rabiee, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority.

Video: Ship Sank While Unloading Containers At Iskenderun Port
September 19, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/video-cargo-ship-sank-while-unloadi...

Cargo ship loads up and goes deep at the Port of Charleston
https://www.postandcourier.com/business/cargo-ship-loads-up-and-goes-dee...

One of the biggest container ships to call on the East Coast put the Charleston Harbor deepening project to the test last week.

The MSC Rayshmi, which visited the Wando Welch Terminal on Sept. 14-15, set a record for the deepest draft at the port at 48 feet and 11 inches.

July remittances hit 7-month high
Keisha B. Ta-asan September 16, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2022/09/16/475031/july-remittan...

CASH REMITTANCES jumped to the highest in seven months in July, as overseas Filipino workers (OFW) likely took advantage of the weaker peso to send their families more money amid elevated inflation.

Why sailors will pull the Queen's royal gun carriage - not horses
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/09/19/why-sailors-will-pull-the-queens-roya...

When the Queen’s coffin is taken to her funeral service at Westminster Abbey it will be carried on a royal navy state gun carriage pulled along by sailors.

This royal tradition has been a feature at every funeral for a monarch since Queen Victoria was laid to rest over 100 years ago.

Authorities move to help free cargo ship crew stuck in Kaohsiung port
Tsai Meng-yu, Tseng Yi-ning and Evelyn Kao 09/18/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209180026

Kaohsiung, Sept. 18 (CNA) The crew of a cargo vessel docked at Kaohsiung Harbor who have been unable to leave the vessel for more than six months can finally be allowed to leave Taiwan next week, after the Maritime Port Bureau (MPB) filed a request with a local court to appoint a ship manager.

Hundreds of Liverpool container workers set for two-week strike
Jess Clark 19 Sep 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/19/hundreds-of-liverpool-c...

Latest pay dispute could further disrupt UK supply chains already hit by walkouts at Felixstowe port

G7 needs to mind the maritime gaps to enforce a Russia oil cap
Michelle Wiese Bockmann 19 Sept 2022 https://www.ft.com/content/5bdddbee-6dd3-4c8a-929a-18f0833e6e0d

Producers and buyers are already exploiting the same tactics used to ship US-sanctioned Iranian and Venezuelan crude

If G7 leaders really want to enforce a proposed strict price cap on Russian oil exports, then they will have to do more to plug the regulatory gaps in the global shipping industry.