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Shedding light on suicides at sea
20 Mar 2022 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1140170/Shedding-l...

AMSA says it is possible to mandate reporting of fatalities at sea while protecting the anonymity of seafarers and shipping companies

Seafarers International Relief Fund launches urgent Ukraine crisis appeal to support seafarers and their families
21/03/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-international-relief-fund...

Philippines opens shipping to foreign ownership
Sam Chambers March 22, 2022 https://splash247.com/philippines-opens-shipping-to-foreign-ownership/

Shipping, telecommunications, airlines, expressways and railways in the Philippines will now be open to full foreign ownership after president Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed a new law law amending the 85-year-old Public Service Act (PSA), which had hitherto capped these sectors to a 40% foreign ownership.

PHL shipping companies start increasing freight rates
Arjay L. Balinbin March 22, 2022 https://www.bworldonline.com/phl-shipping-companies-start-increasing-fre...

Some shipping companies have started hiking their freight fees, the Philippine Liner Shipping Association (PLSA) said, noting that the industry is currently in survival mode due to the rising fuel prices.

MARINA: Several shipping companies may increase rates due to fuel price hikes
GISELLE OMBAY, March 21, 2022 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/money/companies/825754/marina-several-sh...

Several shipping companies may increase their rates due to the successive fuel price hikes, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) said Monday.

Ships Carrying Big Sugar Cargoes Head Toward Russia as Store Shelves Empty
Marcelo Teixeira/Reuters March 17, 2022 https://gcaptain.com/sugar-cargoes-head-toward-russia/

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar sold by European traders, according to shipping data seen by Reuters, about double the country’s normal annual imports of the sweetener.

What's the Z? Is the ship in Narragansett Bay supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine?
Paul Edward Parker March 16, 2022 https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/03/16/z-ship-nar...

Have you seen the tanker ship anchored just north of the Pell Bridge with the big "Z" freshly painted on its smokestack?

Filipino fishermen's group marks one-year anniversary in Nanfang'ao
William Yen 03/19/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202203190020

CNA photo March 19, 2022

Foreign seaman rescued in Khanh Hoa
VNA March 18, 2022 https://en.vietnamplus.vn/foreign-seaman-rescued-in-khanh-hoa/223725.vnp

Orlanda Ubana, 57, who suffered serious stomach pain and vomiting while working on Panagia Force ship en route Quang Ninh province’s Cai Lan port from Singapore, was brought to shore for medical treatment. (Photo: VNA)

Bangladesh seeks $22.4 mln after missile hits ship in Ukraine
Ruma Paul and Jonathan Saul March 19, 2022 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bangladesh-seeks-224-mln-afte...