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Marina requires import authorization for ships
Genivi Factao November 8, 2023 https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/11/08/business/maritime/marina-requires...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has implemented significant revisions to passenger ship importation regulations, mandating that importers obtain Authority to Import or approval for bareboat charters.

Shipowners urged to protect vessels against electric-car fires
Ian Smith, Oliver Telling 5 Nov 2023 https://www.ft.com/content/e3e72d21-3292-4b0c-b498-66ea15ae95d8

Exports of lithium ion-based products increase safety risks and pose ‘huge problem’ for shipping, says IMO

Royal Navy Saves Smugglers From Sinking Boat
Nov 5, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/royal-navy-saves-smugglers-from-s...

Two interceptor boats from HMS Dauntless respond to a sinking smuggling boat in order to save the crew (Royal Navy)

Russia, a Chinese cargo ship and the sabotage of subsea cables in the Baltic Sea
Mercedes Page 1 Oct 2023| https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/russia-a-chinese-cargo-ship-and-the-sa...

Earlier this month, as the world’s attention was focused on the horror unfolding in Israel and Gaza, it was easy to miss the news that two subsea telecommunications cables and a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea had been damaged.

Prospect of no large tankers and gas carriers transiting the Panama Canal from next year
Sam Chambers November 6, 2023 https://splash247.com/prospect-of-no-large-tankers-and-gas-carriers-tran...

Oslo Shipholding cargo ship banned for a year after yet another detention
Gary Dixon 3 November 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/news/oslo-shipholding-cargo-ship-banned-f...

Paris MOU bars Albanian-controlled vessel following latest inspection in Italy

An ageing general cargo ship has been barred from European ports for 12 months after running afoul of port state inspectors once again.

Seafarers’ Rights and Safety: Joint IMO/ILO Conference on Work at Sea has much to deliver
Sue Terpilowski November 2, 2023 https://seanews.co.uk/people/seafarers-rights-and-safety-joint-imo-ilo-c...

IMEQ Center claims world’s first with AI model to assess seafarer mental health
Eric Priante Martin 3 November 2023

Greek outfit says predictive model boosts accuracy of pre-employee screenings but does not replace human psychologists

A seafarer mental health centre in Greece is launching what it claims is the world’s first artificial intelligence model applied to mental health screenings for seafarers.

‘Challenging times ahead’: Maersk lets go of thousands of staff
Sam Chambers November 3, 2023 https://splash247.com/challenging-times-ahead-maersk-lets-go-of-thousand...

India to Build 24 Cargo Ships for Russia
Nov 3, 2023 https://maritime-executive.com/article/india-to-build-24-cargo-ships-for...