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Moral damages in labor cases
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO January 14,2020 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/281265/moral-damages-in-labor-cases

Moral damages are awarded to compensate an employee for mental distress that has been caused by the bad faith manner by which they were treated by their employer in relation to their labor claims.

Seamen suspected of sugar smuggling
Chen Huizhi 2020-01-13 https://www.shine.cn/news/metro/2001139681/

Five people suspected of smuggling sugar by ship were caught by the coast guard on Monday morning.

Over 600 tons of sugar, worth about 5 million yuan (US$724,000), were found on the vessel anchored at the mouth of the Yangtze River at 1am on Monday, the coast guard said.

All its lights were out so officers sounded an alarm, lit up the ship and announced an onboard inspection.

Coastal shipping along India’s east coast grinding to a halt on lack of VLSFO
Sam Chambers January 13th, 2020 https://splash247.com/coastal-shipping-along-indias-east-coast-grinding-...

The IMO 2020 regulation has its first global trade scalp with news from south Asia where coastal shipping operations along India’s eastern coast risk grinding to a halt later this week due to the scarcity of low sulphur fuel oil.

The shipping industry: Its role and unique needs
Ambassador Carlos Salinas January 8, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/01/08/business/maritime-business/the-sh...

Japan to dispatch warship to protect ships transiting Arabian Gulf
13/01/ 20 https://safety4sea.com/japan-to-dispatch-warship-to-protect-ships-transi...

Japan has decided to dispatch a warship and patrol planes to the Arabian Gulf, while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Oman, in spite of increased tensions in the Middle East

Fijian seamen deny importing up to $17m of P into Port of Tauranga, elect jury trial
Sandra Conchie 13 Jan, 2020 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=150...

Two Fijian seamen accused of bringing up to about $17 million worth of methamphetamine into Tauranga will defend the allegation at a jury trial.

General cargo ship sank in Java sea, 14 crew safe VIDEO
Mikhail Voytenko January 12, 2020 https://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/12/general-cargo-ship-sank-in-java-...

Drifting cargo ship rescued in Oban Bay
Rita Campbell January 12, 2020 https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/1948901/drifting-carg...

A 1,300 tonne cargo vessel which was dragging both its anchors during gale force winds in Oban Bay was rescued by a lifeboat at the weekend.

The Ceg Galaxy had been blown dangerously close to the shore of Kerrera and the busy north entrance of Oban Bay.

Chinese coast guard and fishing vessels still trespass Indonesian EEZ
12 Jan 2020 https://en.antaranews.com/news/139568/chinese-coast-guard-and-fishing-ve...

Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA) - Three Indonesian naval ships found many Chinese coast guard and fishing vessels remain in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone near Natuna waters on Saturday or four days after President Joko Widodo's recent visit to Natuna District in Riau Islands Province.

Pictures: Seafarers Help with Australian Bushfire Relief
01-11-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/pictures-seafarers-help-with-...