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Iran Guards Seize Ship Smuggling Fuel in Gulf, State Media Say
Agence France-Presse April 24, 2022 https://www.voanews.com/a/iran-guards-seize-ship-smuggling-fuel-in-gulf-...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign vessel smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf and arrested its crew members, state media said Sunday, in the third such incident reported this month.

Ships Bound For Russia Make Their Way Back
Rituraj Baruah, Subhash Narayan 24 Apr 2022 https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/ships-bound-for-russia-make-their...

Empowering women leaders for a sustainable maritime industry
DR IZYAN MUNIRAH MOHD ZAIDEEN April 12th, 2022 https://themalaysianreserve.com/2022/04/12/empowering-women-leaders-for-...

WOMEN’S leadership in the maritime industry is a controversial subject, and the trend of women’s rights has become a fascinating topic for debate, particularly in professions that are still male-dominated.

Russian commodities still flowing west in vast quantities
Sam Chambers April 21, 2022 https://splash247.com/russian-commodities-still-flowing-west-in-vast-qua...

The difficulties of enforcing sanctions against Russia are becoming increasingly evident with a host of foreign shipowners still making a fortune shifting commodities out of the world’s largest nation on day 57 of the invasion of Ukraine.

Orophil Shipping cries foul, files case against NCMB Mediators
April 22, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/04/22/business/maritime/orophil-shippin...

Video: Cargo Ship Gets Stuck Under Bridge at Port of Hai Phong
Apr 22, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-docking-cargo-ship-beco...

Ano ang gagawin ni Leni Robredo para sa mga seamen?

Union calls for national inquiry into work safety after another fatal accident at Ports of Auckland
Adis Ajdin April 21, 2022 https://splash247.com/union-calls-for-national-inquiry-into-work-safety-...

A 26-year-old worker has died after falling from a height while working on a Singaporean-flagged container vessel, Capitaine Tasman, at the Ports of Auckland, prompting calls for a wider inquiry into safety issues.

Sanctions Mistake Leads Greece To Release Russian Tanker And Crew
Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul/Reuters April 21, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/sanctions-mistake-release-russian-oil-tanker/

A Russian tanker impounded by Greece this week and reportedly carrying Iranian oil will be released amid confusion about sanctions on its owners.

P&O Ferries: ITF inspectors blocked from checking on crew welfare
22/04/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/po-ferries-itf-inspectors-blocked-f...

Nautilus International and the ITF are calling on the UK government to intervene, after inspectors seeking to ensure the welfare of seafarers were denied access to P&O Ferries vessels in the Port of Dover.