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Hong Kong rescuers search for crew of vessel that broke in half after being caught in typhoon
Jorge Engels, Yong Xiong and Ivana Kottasová, Jul 3, 2022 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2022/7/3/Hong-Kong-rescue-crew-typh...

(CNN) -- A search for more than two dozen crew members whose ship broke in half and sank after being caught near the center of Typhoon Chaba was under way on Saturday, according to the Hong Kong search and rescue authorities.

Domestic ferry operators form industry group
Rainier Allan Ronda - July 3, 2022 https://www.philstar.com/business/2022/07/03/2192573/domestic-ferry-oper...

MANILA, Philippines — Local ferry operators have banded together into an industry group to better uphold the sector’s critical role in the further development of maritime transport in the Philippine archipelago.

Bulk Carrier Captain and Chief Mate Fined for Leaving Great Barrier Reef Shipping Lanes
Mike Schuler July 1, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-captain-and-chief-mate-fined-for-leavi...

The captain and chief mate of a bulk carrier have been fined after pleading guilty to steering the ship through a protected area of the Great Barrier Reef.

Cargo Ship Snaps In Half In Typhoon Winds As 27 Crew Feared Dead
Daisy Phillipson, 02 July 2022 https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/cargo-ship-snaps-in-half-typhoon-winds-27-...

Exclusive: Ukraine requests Turkey detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain
Jonathan Saul and Jonathan Spicer/Reuters July 2, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-requests-turkey-detain-russian-fla...

Banana Ships And The Hidden Fees Of Ship Cargo
Editorial Michael Grabell (ProPublica) July 2, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/banana-ships-hidden-fees-of-shipping/

A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture, coconut water, even kids’ potties say the fees are inflating costs.

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Earliest Pacific seafarers were matrilocal society, study suggests
Hannah Devlin 30 June 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jun/30/earliest-pacific-seafare...

DNA analysis of 164 individuals from 2,800 to 300 years ago shows men would move to be with their wives

Gunboat diplomacy: Iran ramps up aggression in Strait of Hormuz
Struan Stevenson June 27, 2022 https://www.upi.com/Voices/2022/06/27/iran-Iran-gunboat-diplomacy-strait...

June 27 (UPI) -- Gunboat diplomacy is defined in terms of international politics as the pursuit of foreign policy objectives by displaying signs of aggressive naval power, implying the threat of warfare if agreeable terms are not met.

Less than half of the top shipping companies have committed to net zero by 2050
Adis Ajdin July 1, 2022 https://splash247.com/less-than-half-of-the-top-shipping-companies-have-...

Report: Wrecked Japan-chartered ship approached Mauritius without sea chart
June 30, 2022 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20220630_23/

Japanese transport investigators say a cargo ship that wrecked off the island nation Mauritius in 2020 did not have a detailed sea chart when it approached the island.