NYK Line’s MarCoPay gets license to operate

NYK Line’s MarCoPay gets license to operate
December 27, 2019 https://www.bworldonline.com/nyk-lines-marcopay-gets-license-to-operate/

JAPANESE SHIPPING firm NYK Line’s e-money platform MarCoPay has secured a license to fully operate in time for its launch early next year, which it said will benefit over 200,000 Filipino seafarers.

Tanker in Singapore Strait boarded by pirates on Christmas Day, 6th incident in as many days

Tanker in Singapore Strait boarded by pirates on Christmas Day, 6th incident in as many days
Malavika Menon Dec 26, 2019 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tanker-in-singapore-strait-boarde...

SINGAPORE - Six pirates stealthily boarded an oil tanker on Christmas Day but were soon spotted by the vessel’s chief engineer.

He triggered the alarm system and the pirates, who were unarmed, fled empty-handed.

How Cruise Ships Bring 1,200 Tons of Toxic Fumes to Brooklyn a Year

How Cruise Ships Bring 1,200 Tons of Toxic Fumes to Brooklyn a Year
Dec. 26, 2019

Many ports — all along the coast of California, in parts of Europe, even in China — have found a solution to idling luxury liners. In New York, they’re still a problem.

On a chilly fall morning in Red Hook, Brooklyn, the Queen Mary 2, the luxury liner known for its opulent black-tie dinners and ballroom dances, docked under blue skies while a fleet of 50 or so taxis jostled for position on the wharf.

Master and a crew of Turkish freighter medevaced in unclear circumstances

Master and a crew of Turkish freighter medevaced in unclear circumstances
STEPAN KOTCHERGA December 26, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/26/master-and-a-crew-of-turkish-fre...

Russian cargo ship ran aground in Marmara sea, Turkey

Russian cargo ship ran aground in Marmara sea, Turkey UPDATE
STEPAN KOTCHERGA December 26, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/25/russian-cargo-ship-ran-aground-i...

Owner, operator and chief engineer convicted of concealing marine pollution

Owner, operator and chief engineer convicted of concealing marine pollution
23/12/19 https://safety4sea.com/owner-operator-and-chief-engineer-convicted-of-co...

Bringing joy and good will to seafarers this Christmas

Bringing joy and good will to seafarers this Christmas
Lydia O’Kane 25 December 2019 https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2019-12/bringing-joy-and-good-...

The Catholic charity Apostleship of the Sea is making sure that seafarers are not forgotten this Christmas.

For many people, this Christmas will be a time for family and friends to get together, whether it be going to Church, opening presents or sitting down to a turkey dinner.

Seafarer E-money Platform MarCoPay Accredited by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Seafarer E-money Platform MarCoPay Accredited by Central Bank
24/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-e-money-platform-marcopay-...

Merchant navy scam:Ship owner charged with fraudulently claiming Swiss state funds

Merchant navy scam:Ship owner charged with fraudulently claiming Swiss state funds
December 16, 2019 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/merchant-navy-scam_ship-owner-charged-with-...

Abducted Swire Pacific OSV crew released

Abducted Swire Pacific OSV crew released
Jason Jiang December 25th, 2019 https://splash247.com/abducted-swire-pacific-osv-crew-released/

Singapore offshore vessel operator Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has confirmed the release of all the seven crew members of the Pacific Warden abducted offshore the coast of Equatorial Guinea on 20 November, after 31 days in captivity.

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