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PCG says ship in Iloilo ran aground due to helmsman falling asleep
Jean Mangaluz August 10, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1644047/pcg-says-ship-in-iloilo-ran-agroun...

Passenger vessel MV Filipinas Cebu runs aground in Iloilo. Screenshot from PCG

Food at sea: changing menus
August 9, 2022 https://splash247.com/food-at-sea-changing-menus/

Marine Catering Training Consultancy (MCTC) CEO Christian Ioannou reflects on how the industry has evolved over the past decade as his company reaches its 10th anniversary.

Seafaring realities through the eyes of a candid engineer
Yashika F. Torib August 10, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/08/10/business/maritime/seafaring-reali...

Argie Goloran CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Ro-ro vessel runs aground off Iloilo; 261 passengers, crew rescued
Martin Sadongdong August 9, 2022 https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/09/ro-ro-vessel-runs-aground-off-iloilo-261-pa...

(Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard)
A roll-on/roll-off passenger ship ran aground off Concepcion, Iloilo past Tuesday midnight, August 9.

Police make $280m cargo ship cocaine bust
August 6 2022 https://www.southcoastregister.com.au/story/7850151/police-make-280m-car...

Police are asking the public for help in busting a criminal syndicate behind the importation via cargo ship of 700 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $280 million.

Australian Border Force officers found the drugs on July 22 while inspecting containers on the vessel Maersk Inverness at Port Botany in Sydney.

Persistent container ship congestion in North Sea affects EU-Asia trade
09/08/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/persistent-container-ship-congestio...

The congestion of container ships off German ports at the North Sea worsened, affecting the European Union’s (EU’s) trade with Asia, the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) said.

Cargo ship sank after collision with Maersk-chartered container ship off Ningbo
Mikhail Voytenko Aug 09, 2022 https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2022/39101/cargo-ship-sank-after-...

Sibutu island preserves art of building wooden-hulled boats
Bong S. Sarmiento - August 7, 2022 https://www.mindanews.com/feature/2022/08/sibutu-island-preserves-art-of...

Coast shipping company unveils training plan for young seafarers
Philip Mwakio | Aug 07, 2022 https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2001452673/coast-shippi...

A local shipping company has rolled out a programme for training seafarers.

Lamu Shipping Limited (LSL) said the programme is meant to improve "sea time" for mariners to enhance the quality of services.

Shipping firm Maersk, a barometer for global trade, warns of weak demand and warehouses filling up
08/08/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-firm-maersk-a-barometer-fo...

AP Moller-Maersk this week predicted a slowdown in global shipping container demand this year amid weakening consumer confidence and supply chain congestion.