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Ukrainian man pleads guilty to piloting cargo ship while drunk
Dec. 23, 2019 https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/ukrainian-man-pleads-guilty-to-piloting-...

A man on Friday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to operating a 590-foot-long commercial cargo ship while drunk, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A major shipping change is coming, and so are higher fuel prices
Firat Kayakiran, Jack Wittels & Rachel Graham/ Bloomberg News December 21, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/12/21/a-major-shipping-change-is-comi...

A DEFINING moment in the history of the oil-refining and shipping industries is at hand.

4 Pinoy seafarers rescued from sunken ship, captain missing —PCG
DENNIS GABRIEL ALIPIO December 21, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/719822/4-pinoy-seafarers-re...

Seafarers from a passing ship rescued four Filipino crew members of a cargo vessel that sank last Thursday off Calayan Island in Cagayan Valley region in the northernmost part of Luzon.
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Harness the Power of Behaviour Analytics to Thwart Piracy and Terrorist Attacks
23/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/harness-the-power-of-behaviour-anal...

Pirates Now Prefer Human Hostages Over Ships and Cargo
Olivia Konotey-Ahulu December 20, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-20/pirates-now-prefer-hu...

Man pleads guilty to operating cargo ship in the San Francisco Bay while drunk
Associated Press | December 21, 2019 https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/21/man-pleads-guilty-to-operating-ca...

SAN FRANCISCO — A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to being intoxicated while operating a cargo ship in San Francisco Bay, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Friday.

Nave Constellation crew released by pirates
Jason Jiang December 23rd, 2019 https://splash247.com/nave-constellation-crew-released-by-pirates/

The owners and managers of VLCC Nave Constellation, which was attacked by pirates off Nigeria on December 3, have announced that all 19 crew members kidnapped have been released.

The ship is owned by Navios Maritime Acquisition and managed by Anglo-Eastern.

Liquimar Tankers convicted in US for pollution
Jason Jiang December 23rd, 2019 https://splash247.com/liquimar-tankers-convicted-in-us-for-pollution/

Greek owner Liquimar Tankers, along with its affiliate company Evridiki Navigation and a chief engineer Nikolaos Vastardis, have been convicted by a federal jury in the US for a series of charges relating to ocean pollution.

Maersk fills board and names two new CEOs
20 Dec 2019 https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/news-content-hub/maersk-fills...

As part of its restructuring programme, Maersk has hired Vincent Clerc and Henriette Thygesen

This follows news that Maersk initiated a round of layoffs in early December.

Maersk’s strategy is clearly mapped out, but MSC’s future is less clear as Søren Toft jumps ship
Janet Porter 22 Dec 2019

The Danish group will soon be back on a sound footing after the latest round of job cuts and loss of several top executives, but the real one to watch will be Mediterranean Shipping Co where Mr Toft’s arrival may presage a major change of 22 Dec 2019