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‘It’s probably worse than Wuhan’: Experts warn China’s COVID-19 lockdowns will once again cripple global supply chains
Will Daniel April 19, 2022 https://fortune.com/2022/04/19/china-covid-lockdown-cripple-global-suppl...

Experts are warning China’s recent string of COVID-19 lockdowns is about to send another shock through global supply chains.

Container shipping could rebound by late April as Covid eases in China, shipping investment firm exec says
Chelsea Ong Apr 19 2022 https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/20/mandarin-shipping-on-the-outlook-for-the...

The container shipping industry could see a “very strong” pickup starting late April as the Covid situation in China eases, Tim Huxley, founder of Mandarin Shipping, told CNBC’s “Street Signs Asia” on Monday.

Cause of ship fire remains mystery
April 18, 2022 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1926684/cebu/local-news/cause-of-ship...

Container ship on fire, abandoned, Chief Engineer died – Cebu anchorage
Mikhail Voytenko April 17, 2022 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2022/04/17/container-ship-on-fire-abando...

Maersk Says No To China Meat And Fish Exports
Ann Koh/Bloomberg April 16, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/maersk-says-no-to-china-meat-and-fish-exports/

AP Moller-Maersk A/S, one of the biggest shipping lines in the world, has stopped bookings to ship refrigerated containers into Shanghai as a strict Covid lockdown stalls the trucking of meat and seafood from the port into the city.

Shanghai lockdown: Disruption grows to logistics, shipyards and production
Marcus Hand, Katherine Si | Apr 18, 2022 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/shanghai-lockdown-disruptio...

While the world’s largest container port remains operational it is becoming increasingly congested, as trucking is severely constrained and warehouses closed since late March.

Two ships hit by fatal fires in Asian waters
Adis Ajdin April 18, 2022 https://splash247.com/two-ships-hit-by-fatal-fire-in-asian-waters/

Explosions aboard two ships in Asian waters have left two crewmembers dead and nine others injured.

Another big shipping line is refusing to export the West’s plastic waste
Nicolás Rivero April 15, 2022 https://qz.com/2155412/shipping-lines-are-refusing-to-export-the-wests-p...

Shipping industry struggles to reach pre-pandemic cargo volume
Arjay L. Balinbin April 12, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/top-stories/2022/04/12/441868/shipping-indu...

THE FUEL CRISIS is making it more difficult for the domestic shipping industry to reach pre-pandemic cargo volumes this year, the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) said.

Ukrainians queue up for Russian warship stamp
16.04.2022 https://www.dw.com/en/ukrainians-queue-up-for-russian-warship-stamp/av-6...

A stamp celebrating a standoff between a Ukrainian border guard on Snake Island and a Russian warship is proving hugely popular now that Ukraine claims to have sunk that very ship, the Moskva.