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Report explores key challenges faced by women seafarers
May 19, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/report-explores-key-challenges-faced-by-women-seafa...

Celebrating the inaugural International Women in Maritime Day, The Mission to Seafarers publishes Women Seafarers Report

Greece Emerging as Hub for Russian Ship-to-Ship Fuel Oil Transfers
Rowena Edwards, Angeliki Koutantou and Ahmad Ghaddar/Reuters May 19, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/greece-emerging-as-hub-for-russian-ship-to-ship-fue...

Ship attacked off Yemen’s Hodeidah port: British military group
The Associated Press 19 May ,2022 https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/05/19/British-milita...

A Hong Kong-flagged sailboat is reported to have come under attack on Thursday off the coast of Yemen, though the circumstances of the incident remained unclear, officials said.

China: Cargo vessel found breaching 0.5% sulphur limit
19 May, 2022 https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/china-cargo-vessel-found-breaching-0-...

The following article published by Manifold Times on 19 May was sourced from China’s domestic market through a local correspondent. An online translation service was used in the production of the current editorial piece:

Giant container ships are ruining everything
Rachel Premack, May 19, 2022 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/big-boats-are-ruining-everything

We can blame the Big Boat Era for many of our supply chain headaches

I hate big boats, and so should you.

PPA, Marina adopt measures to modernize shipping industry
Genivi Verdejo May 19, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/05/19/news/national/ppa-marina-adopt-me...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) are keen to accelerate the implementation of the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP) that will turn the country into a competitive player in the global shipping industry.

ITF: Seafarers Win New Connectivity Guarantees in MLC
May 16, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/itf-seafarers-win-new-connect...

In the latest meeting of the Maritime Labor Convention's Special Tripartite Committee (STC), delegates agreed to create a right to connectivity for seafarers, including internet access.

Migrant workers ‘exploited and beaten’ on UK fishing boats
Karen McVeigh 17 May 2022 https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/may/17/migrant-workers-exploited...

Report tells of 20-hour shifts for £3.50 an hour, racism and sexual abuse under cover of transit visa loophole

Shipbuilders to witness fast growth on soaring demand
ZHONG NAN | China Daily | 2022-05-17 http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202205/17/WS6282fbf0a310fd2b29e5d19a.html

Global push in reducing CO2 brings more orders for even greener vessels

Simplify and standardise to support seafarers
Gary Howard | May 17, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/simplify-and-standardise-suppo...

New technologies and regulations have the potential to improve safety and seafarer’s lives, but the industry must keep an eye on crew workloads. /b>