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Friday, 12 August 2022

Times Online

• Heat wreaks havoc on Rhine shipping route [subscription]Europe’s heatwave has sparked fears about stretches of Germany’s mighty River Rhine running dry, threatening a vital commercial shipping artery for goods ranging from coal to clothes.

The National

• CalMac faces blame for food shortages on island amid ferry rowA HAULAGE firm which transports food to the Hebrides has blamed ferry failures for food shortages on the islands and rubbished CalMac’s suggestions supermarkets were to blame.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Government urged to back levelling up bid that will save Shields Ferry from being shut down in 2025Transport bosses want to build a new landing for the ferry closer to the North Shields Fish Quay, with its existing jetty set to become unusable in just a few years' time

Other News Sources

• Why ships’ ‘real’ carbon footprint is key to investmentShipowners and operators should be well into planning ahead for the EEXI and CII regulations coming in from 2023, and what improvements they should make so their ships comply. The best future-proof path forward is to base investment decisions on analysis of a ship’s actual carbon footprint, says research manager Mia Elg of ship designer Deltamarin.