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Pirates Abduct Twenty Indian Seafarers Off Togo
2019-12-15 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/pirates-abduct-twenty-indian-...

Cargo vessel sinks after collision with launch
December 16, 2019 https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/cargo-vessel-sinks-after-collisio...

A cargo vessel transporting cement clinker from Chattogram capsized in the Kirtonkhola river after colliding with a passenger launch near Barishal River Port around 10:30pm yesterday.

China’s first autonomous cargo ship completes trial voyage
Jason Jiang December 16th, 2019 https://splash247.com/chinas-first-autonomous-cargo-ship-completes-trial...

China’s autonomous ship development has reached a major milestone with the country’s first autonomous cargo ship Jin Dou Yun 0 Hao completing its first ever trial voyage in Zhuhai yesterday.

Onboard safety precaution on tank cleaning – “The Final Stretch” for IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap
16/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/onboard-safety-precaution-on-tank-c...

Lift for maritime sector in Kenya and Djibouti after fall in piracy
Robert McCabe December 15, 2019 http://theconversation.com/lift-for-maritime-sector-in-kenya-and-djibout...

DG shipping to take up identity issue of sailors
TNN | Dec 15, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/dg-shipping-to-take-up-iden...

Malaysia seizes Vietnamese oil tanker that was tracked in North Korea
Rozanna Latiff, Roslan Khasawneh 12 Dec 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malaysia-vietnam-tanker/malaysia-seiz...

KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Vietnamese oil tanker which Reuters reported visited North Korea in February has been seized by Malaysia after it was found adrift off the Malaysian coast, maritime agency officials said.

Cargo ship hijacked, freed in Somali waters
Mikhail Voytenko December 14, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/14/cargo-ship-hijacked-freed-in-som...

PH re-elected to int’l maritime body
December 14, 2019 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1088777

MANILA — The Philippines has been re-elected as a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council under Category C for Biennium 2020 to 2021, during the 31st Session of the IMO Assembly at the IMO Headquarters in London on Nov. 29.

Filipino seafarer dies as Togo pirates release Greek ship – company
Agence France-Presse 14 Dec 2019 https://www.rappler.com/nation/247165-filipino-seafarer-dies-togo-pirate...

A full investigation is underway, according to ship managers, adding that the Filipino's demise 'was not as a result of any actions by those holding the crew hostage but due to illness