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Shipping delays are back as China's lockdowns ripple around the world
Laura He, May 6, 2022 https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/06/business/china-lockdowns-global-port-...

Working At Sea: The Need to Attract More Seafarers
May 05, 2022 https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27388-working-at-sea-the-...

With the cruise lines resuming service and having to crew their ships in relatively short order, seafarers in all departments are in very high demand and the companies have to treat them accordingly, said Lena Dyring, director of cruise operations for the Norwegian Seafarers’ Union (NSU).

How COVID transformed trans-Pacific container shipping
04/05/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/how-covid-transformed-trans-pacific...

COVID-driven cargo demand has dramatically altered the trans-Pacific shipping landscape. New data from Alphaliner highlights just how much the Asia-U.S. trade lane has changed over the past two years.

Captain Rescued 66 Hours After Falling off Bulker into Java Sea
May 5, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/captain-rescued-66-hours-afte...

Captain Erhan Seckal was reported in good condition after 66 hours in the Java Sea (Facebook)

S. Korea: Strikes Expanding in Shipbuilding Industry
05/05/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/s-korea-strikes-expanding-in-shipbu...

The umbrella union in the shipbuilding industry, which consists of workers at eight different shipbuilders, declared that it joined the ongoing strike at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Bolstering the IMO’s legal maritime infrastructure for global benefit
Jasmin Fichte | May 05, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/opinions-analysis/bolstering-imos-lega...

ICS: 500 Seafarers Aboard 100 Ships Remain Trapped in Ukraine
May 3, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/500-seafarers-aboard-100-ship...

Seafarers not taking shore leave at some ports even as COVID restrictions start to ease
ABC Esperance/Emily JB Smith 4 May 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-04/seafarers-not-taking-shore-leave-...

Below the deck of a cargo ship making its way through a stormy sea, Meldin Richie Mortera was fighting for his life.

‘Politically Difficult’ IMO Is Frustrating Top Ship Owners
Augusta Saraiva and Olivia Rockeman/Bloomberg May 4, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/politically-difficult-imo-ship-owners/

The ocean shipping industry, among the world’s biggest polluters, is asking a key regulator – International Maritime Organization (IMO) – to overhaul its emissions directives so that all carriers are working off the same rulebook as they make the expensive changes needed to cut output of harmful carbons.

How the Shipping Industry Sails through Legal Loopholes
Paul Tullis May 3, 2022 https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-the-shipping-industry-sails-throu...