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Why shipping might be about to get a little bit slower
Jul 13, 2022 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/07/ships-get-older-and-slower-as-emi...

If shipping is the beating heart of global trade, its pulse is about to get slower.

German ports brace for further strikes on Thursday
Adis Ajdin July 13, 2022 https://splash247.com/german-ports-brace-for-further-strikes-on-thursday/

German ports are braced for a third strike within a few weeks as a dispute over wage increases continues to threaten to paralyse container and cargo operations in the country’s major North Sea ports.

Piracy incidents hit 28-year low
Gary Howard | Jul 13, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/piracy-incidents-hit-2...

In 2022, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) received the lowest number of reported piracy incidents in the first half of a year since 1994.

How South Africa’s UGN district became our new ‘win-win’ hub for seafarer recruitment
13/07/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/how-south-africas-ugn-district-beca...

The percentage of female seafarers serving in the global shipping fleet has remained unchanged at 2% for the last 40 years.
Marcus Hand | Jul 13, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/percentage-female-seaf...

Outgoing Nautical Institute President Jillian Carson-Jackson highlighted the lack of progress on diversity in the seafaring profession at the institute’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

Calls grow for mandatory recording of suicides at sea
Sam Chambers July 12, 2022 https://splash247.com/calls-grow-for-mandatory-recording-of-suicides-at-...

The UK government has published a 30-page report looking into one of shipping’s darkest secrets, suicides at sea, with a number of recommendations to help fix a grimly underreported scourge plaguing the industry.

ALMA group honors stakeholders, partners in fight vs pandemic
July 13, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/13/business/maritime/alma-group-hono...

ONE of the most active employers' groups during the country's battle with Covid-19 held a general meeting to recognize those who shared significantly in the collective efforts of the manning industry to survive the two-year pandemic.

Thousands of Kenyans to fill seafarer jobs in global ships
WINNIE ATIENO July 13 2022 https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/shipping-logistics/thou...

Thousands of Kenyans are set to be employed as seafarers in global shipping lines. This comes barely two years after the government entered a partnership with different shipping lines to create jobs under the blue economy sector.

UK government releases seafarer suicide report alongside wellbeing tool
Gary Howard | Jul 12, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/management-crewing/uk-government-relea...

The UK Government released its Wellbeing at Sea Tool alongside a report into seafarer suicide and mental health.

Seafarers share their journey
Ambassador Carlos Salinas July 13, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/13/business/maritime/seafarers-share...

THE International Day of the Seafarer was commemorated on the 25th of June, for the 12th time since it was launched in 2011.

The annual event aims to draw public attention to the contribution of seafarers to the global community. This year's theme is "Your voyage — then and now. Share your journey."