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COVID-19 outbreak ends cruise for thousands on German ship in Lisbon
Reuters / January 03, 2022 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1535319/covid-19-outbreak-ends-cruise-for-...

LISBON — The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon’s port due to an outbreak of the coronavirus among its crew pulled the plug on the voyage on Sunday after some passengers tested positive, port authorities said.

Maersk hits cultural storms en route to digital destination
Peggy Hollinger December 29 2021 https://www.ft.com/content/22c7e56d-eae8-4a42-8bf8-35e30e5ee0c0

Attempt to rebrand as a technology-led, end-to-end logistics provider is creating tensions

2022 forecast to be a big year for maritime hiring
Sam Chambers January 3, 2022 https://splash247.com/2022-forecast-to-be-a-big-year-for-maritime-hiring/

With much of the shipping workforce returning to work this week after the Christmas break there is an inevitable peak in interest for a change in career.

Maritime recruitment specialists are predicting that this year will be a very big one for hiring.

Bosun died on board in tragic accident, in stormy Arctic waters
Mikhail Voytenko January 2, 2022 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2022/01/02/bosun-died-on-board-in-tragi...

Yemeni Houthis hijack UAE-flagged cargo ship - Al Arabiya
Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemeni-houthis-hijack-uae-flag...

DUBAI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen has hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, the Saudi-led coalition said on Monday, according to the TV channel Al Arabiya.

Chinese Seaports Report Big Gains Despite COVID Disruption
Dec 31, 2021 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/chinese-seaports-report-big-g...

The trade boom of 2021 has been kind to seaports in China, which are reporting significant average growth, particularly in the container segment.

Omicron VS the seafarer
31/12/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/omicron-vs-the-seafarer/

2019 December sounds so long ago! Yes, that was the time we heard about the COVID virus, and which many of us naively believed to be a hype by the media, and the ensuing impact it was having on the general populace in the world, as well as travel between countries.

Addressing Seafarers’ Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Homeland Security Today December 31, 2021 https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/maritime-security/addressing...

The Assembly also adopted an updated resolution on prevention and suppression of piracy and armed robbery.

Cargo ship delivers ice-coated cars to Russia
29 Dec 2021 https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2021/1229/1269089-frozen-cars-ship/

When the ship arrived at Vladivostok, the vehicles has to be hoisted off the deck by a crane
Dozens of cars were delivered to the Russian port of Vladivostok caked in ice from several centimetres to half a metre.

See what merchant mariners eat while spending months at sea on a container ship
Grace Kay Dec 30, 2021 https://www.businessinsider.com/see-what-merdhant-marines-eat-while-on-a...