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3 missing after tanker collides with fishing vessel
10/01/20 https://safety4sea.com/3-missing-after-tanker-collides-with-fishing-vessel/

Three sailors are reported to be missing after a collision took place between the Russian-flagged tanker Glard 2 and the Turkish-flagged fishing vessel Dursun Ali Coskun during the early morning hours of Friday, January 10.

Piracy incidents rise in Singapore Strait
08/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/piracy-incidents-rise-in-singapore-...

Filipino cruise ship crew member fired for wearing offensive sweater
INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau / January 06, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/50287/filipino-cruise-ship-crew-member-fired-fo...

Tanker owners face insurance headache as Mideast war risk haunts shipping trade
10/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tanker-owners-face-insurance-headac...

Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and gas shipowners are bracing to pay a price for the war of words that culminated in rocket strikes in Iraq over the last week – higher insurance bills.

Iran Strikes Reverberate Across Persian Gulf Economy
Benoit Faucon,Rory Jones and Costas Paris Jan. 8, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranian-strikes-alter-commerce-travel-in-pe...

Shippers divert cargo, airlines cancel flights following Iranian missile attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq

Saudi Tanker Group Halts Strait Of Hormuz Route
Tsvetana Paraskova - Jan 08, 2020 https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Tanker-Group-Ha...

Oil Tanker Stocks Are Key Beneficiaries Of Tension In The Middle East
Jim Collins Jan 7, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2020/01/07/oil-tanker-stocks-are...

Charting the 2020 maritime regulatory landscape
09/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/charting-the-2020-maritime-regulato...

5 crew injured, 1 died, on board of offshore ship transported by heavy lift ship UPDATE
Mikhail Voytenko January 8, 2020 https://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/08/5-crew-injured-1-died-on-board-o...

Vietnam Shipbuilding Capabilities in the Headlines With Patrol Vessel Deliveries to Nigeria
Prashanth Parameswaran January 09, 2020 https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/vietnam-shipbuilding-capabilities-in-the...

The developments highlight Hanoi’s ongoing ambitions to increase the global reach of its shipbuilding capabilities.