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Tanker turns up for dinner in near miss at Thai restaurant
Gary Dixon 10 October 2022 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/tanker-turns-up-for-dinner-in-...

The Smooth Sea 18 managed to halt its progress just in time

Seafarer mental health and geopolitics
Lene-Camilla Nordlie 10 Oct 2022 https://www.gard.no/web/articles?documentId=34317397

Non-deployment as basis for total and permanent disability benefits
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO | October 11,2022 - https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/468440/non-deployment-as-basis-for-to...

A seafarer, who was no longer deployed back to work, may be entitled to total and permanent disability benefits due to an illness that he suffered while on board the vessel.

Police apprehend ship captain who attempted to ditch stranded ship
October 10, 2022 https://shipsandports.com.ng/police-apprehend-ship-captain-who-attempted...

The captain of a general cargo ship which had been stranded for half a year in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, after its ship owner failed to pay the port for damages, tried to escape by going ashore on 18 September without permission.

Strike-hit Liverpool port warns of job cuts
Adis Ajdin October 10, 2022 https://splash247.com/strike-hit-liverpool-port-warns-of-job-cuts/

Liverpool port is set to restructure its containers division and start a redundancy consultation process, citing a marked deterioration in the volume of containers handled by the port.

Seafarers in Crisis
Tony Munoz Oct 10, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/magazine/seafarers-in-crisis

Largely unappreciated and undervalued, seafarers today are at last being recognized for the critical role they play in the global economy. Keeping them healthy is job one.
seafarer at chart table on bridge

Korean shipbuilders regain top post, to profit from higher ship prices
11/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/korean-shipbuilders-regain-top-post...

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have regained the world’s No. 1 title in terms of ship orders and are expected to swing to profit next year following two years of losses due to rising shipbuilding prices.

NIMASA to visit Philippines October over seafarers welfare
8th October 2022 https://punchng.com/nimasa-to-visit-philippines-october-over-seafarers-w...

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said it will be sending a fact-finding team to the Philippines over the recent protest by some of its cadets under the National Seafarers Development Programme.

Eight Tug Crewmembers Rescued By Good Samaritans Off Mindoro
Oct 9, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/article/eight-tug-crewmembers-rescued-by-...

China’s cargo rates fall to ‘reasonable level,’ buoying export business
10/10/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-cargo-rates-fall-to-reasonab...

Sea freight rates in China have returned to a reasonable level after reaching record highs last year and early this year amid global inflation, the epidemic and geopolitical conflicts, data from the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) showed on Friday.