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Korean tanker and Chinese bulk carrier collided at Busan Anchorage
Aug 11, 2022 https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/39125/korean-tanker-and-cine...

South Korean shipbuilders account for 55% of global ship orders in July
11/August/2022 https://timesofoman.com/article/120022-south-korean-shipbuilders-account...

Seoul: South Korean shipbuilders won 55 per cent of global ship orders in July, maintaining their solid top position.

An unknown Chinese merchant spends $376 million on 13 cargo ships for risky Russian oil transfers on the high seas, report says
Phil Rosen 11 August 2022 https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/russian-oil-ship-to...

An anonymous Chinese merchant has spent $376 million on 13 tankers to execute ship-to-ship transfers of Russian crude in the mid-Atlantic, data from maritime intelligence site Lloyd's List shows.

Case Study in Seafarer Aid: Support for a Family Fighting Cancer
Aug 9, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/case-study-in-seafarer-aid-sup...

Seafarers' charity ISWAN shares a story of how financial assistance can make all the difference for seafarers

Vessel Operator And Chief Engineer Convicted For Oily Bilge Water Discharge Offense
MI News Network August 10, 2022 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/vessel-operator-and-chief-en...

Lack of Crew Forces Delay in Return to Service for Diamond Princess
Aug 9, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/article/lack-of-crew-forces-delay-in-retu...

Liner shipping on course to smash last year’s record profits
Sam Chambers August 10, 2022 https://splash247.com/liner-shipping-on-course-to-smash-last-years-recor...

Passenger certificate of grounded ship in Iloilo suspended
Perla Lena August 10, 2022 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1180988

ILOILO CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) effective Tuesday suspended the passenger ship safety certificate (PSSC) disallowing travel of MV Filipinas Cebu, a roll on-roll off/passenger vessel of the Cokaliong Shipping Lines bound for Cebu, which ran aground off waters of Sitio Maipe, Barangay Igbon, Concepcion, Iloilo on Aug. 8, 2022.

DPWH-Tacloban accomplishes training pool construction for Maritime trainees
DPWH-TCDEO August 10, 2022 r

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Tacloban City District Engineering Office (TCDEO) has completed the construction of a training pool with a diving board on April 21, 2022 for the trainees enrolled in various National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) training courses and specialization programs.

Lawmaker wants Marina to take over PPA's regulatory function
Genivi Verdejo August 10, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/10/business/maritime/lawmaker-wants-...

A BILL seeking the transfer of the Philippine Ports Authority's (PPA) regulatory function to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) was filed in Congress