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Every Seafarer Can Have an Impact on Greener Shipping
Aug 24, 2022 2:03 https://maritime-executive.com/corporate/every-seafarer-can-have-an-impa...

ReCAAP ISC: Piracy and Robbery Against Ships in Asia July 2022
The Editorial Team August 24, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/recaap-isc-piracy-and-robbery-against-ships-in-as...

ReCAAP ISC publishes its piracy report for July 2022, noting that eight incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No incident of piracy was reported.

Want to Slash Billions Off Your Tax Bill? Buy a Container Ship
Chris Bryant August 22, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-08-22/shipping-giants-sh...

Container lines are making record profits, but state coffers are being short-changed.

The Future of Shipping Is ... Sails?
K Oanh Ha August 24, 2022 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-24/wind-power-comes-to-c...

Ocean transport giants such as Maersk and Cargill have a new take on a very old idea that might help big boats reduce their carbon footprints.

Shipping industry to remove the Indian Ocean High Risk Area
2022 August 23 https://en.portnews.ru/news/334307/

After more than a decade of effective threat-reducing counter-piracy operations the shipping industry has removed the ‘Indian Ocean High Risk Area’ (HRA), according to International Chamber of Shipping.

Columbia agrees exclusive crew training deal with Nautilus Pacific in Manila
Gary Dixon 22 August 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/ship-management/columbia-agrees-exclusive...

Ship manager underlines commitment to seafarer development in the Philippines

Shipping industry says piracy off coast of Somalia is no longer a threat
Harry Dempsey 23 August 2022 https://www.ft.com/content/3c67767c-301c-41b9-bbdc-189546dc04ef

There have been no attacks on merchant vessels in the region since 2018

Piracy in the waters off Somalia is no longer a threat to global shipping, an industry group said on Monday, after more than a decade of efforts to prevent the attacks that disrupted trade and drove up costs.

Crew abandonment reaches historic high
The Editorial Team August 22, 2022 https://safety4sea.com/crew-abandonment-reaches-historic-high/

During 2021, union ship inspectors recovered more than USD $37 million in unpaid wages owed to seafarers, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has revealed.

The ITF’s 125 inspectors and coordinators completed 7,265 inspections in 2021 to support thousands of seafarers with wage claims and repatriation cases.

ITF claws back $37m in unpaid seafarer wages in 2021
Marcus Hand | Aug 22, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/itf-claws-back-37m-unp...

Youngest Pinoy ship captain to seafarers: Just aim high
Yashika F. Torib August 24, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/24/business/maritime/youngest-pinoy-...