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Chinese captain’s sentence cut in killing of pirates
20/06/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinese-captains-sentence-cut-in-ki...

The Kaohsiung branch of the High Court on Thursday reduced a Chinese man’s jail sentence from 26 years to 13 for allegedly ordering the killing of suspected pirates while captain of a Taiwanese vessel in 2012.

Chinese fishing boat, crew detained for trespassing off Penghu
06/19/2022 https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202206190007

Taipei, June 19 (CNA) A Chinese fishing vessel and its crew were detained on Saturday after illegally entering waters near the Taiwan-administered Penghu Islands, according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA).

Pirates strike Pemex oil platform
Adis Ajdin June 20, 2022 https://splash247.com/pirates-strike-pemex-oil-platform/

A group of ten armed men has reportedly carried out another heist in the Gulf of Mexico, taking equipment, tools, materials and other items from a Campeche Bay oil platform owned by the Mexican state oil firm Pemex.

UK seafarer gets jail time for fatal Baltic Sea collision
Adis AjdinJune 17, 2022 https://splash247.com/uk-seafarer-gets-jail-time-for-fatal-baltic-sea-co...

A Danish court has sentenced a UK seafarer to 18 months in prison for his role in a fatal collision in the Baltic Sea last year.

Hyundai’s autonomous ship is the first to make a transoceanic journey
Kristin Houser June 19, 2022 https://www.freethink.com/technology/autonomous-ships

The Prism Courage's AI helped it avoid collisions more than 100 times.

A major argument for autonomous vehicles is that they’ll make roads safer by removing human error — by far the dominant cause of traffic accidents — from the equation.

Striking photos of Chinese sailors living in squalid Liverpool hostel from bygone era
Lee Grimsditch 17 June 2022 https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article24255617.ece/ALTERNA...

Photos show the intolerable conditions as men washed themselves in sinks and buckets and cooked food in stoves in their cramped rooms

AGCS review says shipping is resilient, but challenges remain - Daily Cargo News
Abby Williams 17th June 2022 https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/bulk-trades-shipping/shipping-industry-re...

Case Study: Captain Conceals COVID Symptoms From Port Officials
Jun 16, 2022 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/how-many-vessel-operators-...

Port unions have long bargained over disruptive innovations
Meghan McCarty Carino Jun 17, 2022 https://www.marketplace.org/2022/06/17/port-unions-have-long-bargained-o...

The Big Bang Event: The Return Of Posidonia Highlights Renewed Optimism For A More Buyoant Shipping Industry
17/06/2022 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-big-bang-event-the-return-of-po...

Posidonia, the Home of Shipping has reopened its doors to a great reception from the global maritime community who will be hoping for them to never be shut again.