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Shipping line profits at full steam as trade chaos shows little sign of abating
Harry Dempsey January 29 2022 https://www.ft.com/content/24f4c34f-30d1-4eca-adaf-276091f0f974

Persistent ructions on global routes and higher spot rates continue to fuel outsized industry earnings

End of the tunnel in sight for the crew change crisis as Denmark lifts virus restrictions
Sam Chambers January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/end-of-the-tunnel-in-sight-for-the-crew-change-cri...

Lawmakers eye new training ship for PMMA
January 5, 2022 https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/05/business/maritime/lawmakers-eye-n...

Lawmakers joined the industry's collective efforts to ease the dearth of cadetship berths in the country as they deliberate on the bill that seeks to provide the state-run Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) a new charter that includes a provision for a training ship.

Report: Shipping emissions rose nearly 5% in 2021
31/01/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/report-shipping-emissions-rose-near...

Shipping-related greenhouse gas emissions rose by 4.9% in 2021 and were higher than in 2020 and 2019, according to Simpson Spence & Young’s annual industry report.

Shipping emissions came in at 833 million metric tons of carbon in 2021, compared with 794 million metric tons in 2020 and 800 million metric tons in 2019.

From 2 to 42: Sharp rise in Omicron variant cases in WV
Glenda Tayona - January 28, 2022 https://www.panaynews.net/from-2-to-42-sharp-rise-in-omicron-variant-cas...

ILOILO City –From an initial two confirmed cases early this month, Western Visayas now has 42 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections caused by the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

End of the tunnel in sight for the crew change crisis as Denmark lifts virus restrictions
Sam Chambers January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/end-of-the-tunnel-in-sight-for-the-crew-change-cri...

MoU signing to raise Brunei’s seafarers standards
January 29, 2022 https://borneobulletin.com.bn/mou-signing-to-raise-bruneis-seafarers-sta...

Pinoy seafarer jobs at risk from EU audit on maritime schools
Malou Talosig-Bartolome January 27, 2022 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/01/27/pinoy-seafarer-jobs-at-risk-fro...

The sea word
January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/the-sea-word/

Steven Jones, the compiler of the Seafarers Happiness Index, writes for Splash today on the potential for a cryptocurrency solution for crews around the world.

Rotterdam crowned best port during the pandemic
January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/rotterdam-crowned-best-port-during-the-pandemic/

We have always kept an eye on the impact on the seafarers of the ships visiting us

Rotterdam has been crowned as the best port during the pandemic in an exclusive poll carried by Splash.

Europe’s largest port received the greatest praise from the more than 1,700 votes cast around the world over the past 10 days.