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Coast Guard Boat Capsizes in Oregon; All 4 Crew Rescued
The Associated Press Jan. 5, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/01/05/us/ap-us-coast-guard-ship-ca...

ASTORIA, Oregon. — All four crew members were rescued when a Coast Guard boat capsized after encountering heavy wakes in Oregon.

The 25-foot Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat capsized just after 11:30 a.m. Saturday near Pier 39 in Astoria, TV station KOIN reported.

China drops $11bn anchors to expand Maritime Silk Road: State-owned operators Cosco and China Merchants dominate decade of spending
SHIN WATANABE JANUARY 05, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/China-drops-11bn-anchors...

Developments in Maritime Sanctions Actions Signal US Enforcement Policies
07/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/developments-in-maritime-sanctions-...

330 passengers and crew rescued from two ferry accidents
Martyn Wingrove 06 Jan 2020 https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/330-passengers-and-crew-rescu...

More than 330 people were rescued from two ferries that grounded over the weekend, generating salvage opportunities for tug owners

Search vessels, tugs and patrol boats were sent to assist two grounded ferries to rescue passengers and begin salvage operations.

Three seafarers kidnapped, four security personnel killed, in Nigerian pirate attack
Marcus Hand | Jan 06, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/three-seafarers-kidnap...

IMO 2020: Think twice before finger pointing
Huang Xiayan Jan 06, 2020

Outlook 2020: Shipping sails to new challenges and innovation
Richard Greiner 4th January 2020 https://www.financialmirror.com/2020/01/04/outlook-2020-shipping-sails-t...

The shipping industry faces some very significant challenges over the coming years, but has a number of reasons to be cheerful as it enters a new decade, according to BDO.

Seafarers’ union reaches deal on foreign workers on ferries
Andrea Gunn Dec 18, 2019 https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/regional-business/seafarers-u...

OTTAWA, Ont. — A month after launching seven lawsuits against the federal government, a union representing sailors across Canada has reached a settlement.

Cargo ships collided in Avacha Bay, Kamchatka
NIKOLAY TORKIN January 3, 2020 https://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/03/cargo-ships-collided-in-avacha-b...

Maine Maritime Academy: Focusing on Goals From Day 1
31 Dec 2019 https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191231-barriers-case-studies

Ask Susan Loomis, the dean of faculty at Maine Maritime Academy, about why this small college on the New England coast outpaces Ivy League and other elite private colleges in the long-term economic gains of graduates, and she doesn’t mention career advising or alumni networks.