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Hapag Boxship Arrives in Algeciras Missing its Captain
Jul 12, 2022 https://maritime-executive.com/article/hapag-boxship-arrives-in-algecira...

Spanish authorities are investigating the mysterious disappearance of the captain of a containership that arrived late last week at the Port of Algeciras.

Wärtsilä to cut up to 450 jobs in Italy
Adis Ajdin July 14, 2022 https://splash247.com/wartsila-to-cut-up-to-450-jobs-in-italy/

Finnish marine technology firm Wärtsilä said it will scale down its manufacturing in Trieste, Italy, in a move which is expected to impact 450 employees with potential redundancy.

The discussions between Wärtsilä, employee representatives, as well as Italian authorities and institutions, will start in line with Italian legislation.

Autonomous Cargo Ships and New Collision Regulations
Alan M. Weigel July 14, 2022 https://www.marinelink.com/news/autonomous-cargo-ships-new-collision-498080

Cargo ships are notoriously dirty. A new bill aims to clean them up
Maria Gallucci 14 July 2022 https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/sea-transport/cargo-ships-are-notor...

The Clean Shipping Act, proposed this week in Congress, would curb CO2 pollution from shipping and accelerate the adoption of nascent technologies.

SAR evacuates body of Filipino seafarer who died in work accident
14 July 2022 https://en.antaranews.com/news/239393/sar-evacuates-body-of-filipino-sea...

Banda Aceh, Aceh (ANTARA) - The Banda Aceh Search and Rescue Agency (SAR) evacuated the body of a Filipino citizen who died in a work accident on Panama-flagged cargo ship MV Lowlands Comfort, which was sailing from Egypt to China.

Malaluan designated as Marina OIC-administrator
Genivi Verdejo July 13, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/07/13/business/maritime/malaluan-design...

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) has designated Sonia Malaluan as officer in charge (OIC) administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) until July 31, 2022, or until a replacement has been appointed.

Bankrupt shipping tycoon Nobu Su returns to court
Katherine Griffiths June 07 2021

A Taiwanese businessman who used to own one of the world’s biggest shipping empires before losing almost everything in the financial crisis is seeking to leave Britain after years of legal disputes and a spell in prison.

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.