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Cutting out corruption
24/09/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cutting-out-corruption/

In a few months short of ten years, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network has collected over 50,000 reports of corrupt demands globally, covering more than 1,000 ports in over 150 countries, through its anonymous incident reporting system.

Facing stormy seas, the shipping industry must shore up resilience
Jonathan Weinberg Sep 21, 2022 https://www.raconteur.net/transport/facing-stormy-seas-the-shipping-indu...

As the peak shipping season gets underway, the industry is plotting a route through supply chain challenges from rising costs to climate disruption

Seafarers must stick to basics as automation looms
Richard Clayton 22 Sep 2022

Understanding navigation principles is the key to working with new technology on the bridge. Having the courage to question the data is the key to using automation effectively

World needs maritime trade to brave rough seas of crises, UNCTAD chief says
22 September 2022 https://unctad.org/news/world-needs-maritime-trade-brave-rough-seas-cris...

Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan calls on the shipping industry to help get food and fertilizers from the Black Sea to global markets.

Electrical Failure Leads to Loss of Steering and $6 Million in Damages
Mike Schuler September 22, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/electrical-failure-leads-to-loss-of-steering-and-6-...

An electrical failure caused a bulk carrier to lose of steering and crash into a barge near New Orleans last year, resulting in an estimated $6 million in damages, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.

Indonesian crew stuck on cargo ship urge Taiwan to allow repatriation
William Yen 09/22/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202209220011

‘Over 95 per cent of Nigerian seafarers unaware of CBA content’
Adaku Onyenucheya 21 September 2022 https://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/over-95-per-cent-of-niger...

The South West Director, Merchant Seafarers Association of Nigeria, Capt. Williams Ogunshakin, has frowned on the proposed review of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Act and the Merchant Shipping Act currently before the National Assembly.

Ship master carries the can
Michael Grey | Sep 20, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/ship-master-carries-can

It is, some have suggested, just a symptom of the way society has changed. If you make a mistake, or take the wrong decision, which leads to what we used to term an “accident” it is likely to become the subject of criminal charges.

Longshore workers strike at Vancouver coal export terminal
Kim Biggar September 21, 2022 https://splash247.com/longshore-workers-strike-at-vancouver-coal-export-...

Local 502 of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) started a strike on September 16 at Westshore Terminals LP’s coal export terminal at the Port of Vancouver on Canada’s Pacific coast.

Biden competition adviser points to railroad, shipping industry concentration as driver of inflation
Chris Matthews Sept. 21, 2022 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/biden-competition-adviser-points-to-ra...

“ ‘What do you do with an industry that makes more profit by providing worse service when barriers to entry are very high? ”

— Tim Wu, special assistant to President Joe Biden