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Seafarers on edge as monkeypox declared a global public health emergency
Sam Chambers July 25, 2022 https://splash247.com/seafarers-on-edge-as-monkey-declared-a-global-publ...

Tanker banned over $120k unpaid wages
Cassandra Morgan, AAP Jul 23, 2022 https://www.crikey.com.au/2022/07/23/tanker-banned-over-120k-unpaid-wages/

Crew members on the AG Neptune tanker were collectively owed about $123,000, and didn't have access to appropriate food and water, authorities say.

An oil tanker has been banned from Australian ports for six months, after authorities discovered crew were owed more than $120,000 in wages.

IMO-Astig, NYK seafarers, YWCA-FFPI give back to communities
July 23, 2022 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1935765/davao/feature/imo-astig-nyk-s...

As the country gears toward face-to-face learning modality, some areas, particularly in the far-flung barangays of Davao City, are not yet ready to go back to this setup.

Inmarsat addresses rising cyber risks in latest report
21 July 2022 https://www.thedigitalship.com/news/maritime-satellite-communications/it...

Inmarsat has warned that while the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2021 cyber risk management code provides a framework for cyber resilience, there is more to combating attacks than compliance alone.

POEA report: Another Pinoy seafarer gone missing at sea
Malou Talosig-Bartolome July 22, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/07/22/poea-report-another-pinoy-seafa...

Another Filipino seafarer is declared missing while on board his ship in the high seas, reports reaching the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said.

The missing Filipino seafarer was identified as Kristoferry Mantilla, a crew member of the M/V Navios Phoenix.

The Seafarers’ Charity Announces Maritime Safety Week Competition Winners
22/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-seafarers-charity-announces-mar...

A competition launched by The Seafarers’ Charity to mark Maritime Safety Week (4-8 July), invited everyone who works at sea to practice and improve their crew muster safety drill.

Singapore Strait tops list for armed robberies against ships
Megawati Wijaya 21 Jul 2022

Asia saw an 11% increase in armed robbery against ships in the first six months of 2022, according to a monitoring group

There were 27 incidents of armed robbery reported in the Singapore Strait in the first half of the year... login to continue reading....https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1141664/Singapore-...

Tanker Shipbuilding Orders Reach New Low Says Bimco
Jul 21, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/article/tanker-shipbuilding-orders-reach-...

Tanker Companies Race To Ship Russian Oil Ahead Of New Sanctions
Tsvetana Paraskova - Jul 18, 2022 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Tanker-Companies-Race-To-Ship-Russ...

Low water again threatens to sink industries along the Rhine
Insa Wrede 21.07.2022

At normal water levels, one ship can carry the cargo of about 150 trucks
Water levels in Europe's most important river have dropped amid searing temperatures, bringing back memories of the 2018 drought that shut down the waterway. Are businesses better prepared now?

Water levels in the Rhine River are just inches away from forcing another shutdown of ship transportation