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Xinhua Silk Road: Direct container shipping route from Central China's Wuhan to Japan scheduled to operate from Nov. 28
Nov 14, 2019 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-direct-contain...

Lite Ferries to launch another brand-new ship
14 November 2019 https://ph.news.yahoo.com/lite-ferries-launch-another-brand-070900946.html

LITE Shipping Corporation will launch on November 18, a brand-new roll-on-roll-off passenger ship with a class certificate issued by RINA of Italy.

Micoperi OSV attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico
Nicola Capuzzo November 13th, 2019 https://splash247.com/micoperi-opv-attacked-by-pirates-in-the-gulf-of-me...

Offshore support vessel Remas, owned by the Italian shipping group Micoperi, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Mexico.

Norwegian shipping firm ordered to help families of kidnapped Filipinos seamen
Roy Mabasa November 7, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/11/07/norwegian-shipping-firm-ordered-to-hel...

A top official of the Norwegian shipping company that owns M/V Bonita has ordered his firm to “care for and comfort” the families of the nine Filipino seafarers who were abducted off the coast of Benin on Saturday.

Singapore Threatens To Auction Off Chinese Tanker Violating Iran Sanctions
14/11/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/singapore-threatens-to-auction-off-...

A court in Singapore has given the owner of a tanker carrying Iranian liquid gas (LPG) a week to either come forward or it would place the vessel under the hammer.

What are the benefits of adopting autonomy technology for the maritime industry?
Pia Meling · 05 November 2019 https://shipinsight.com/articles/what-are-the-benefits-of-adopting-auton...

Security sector ‘always ready’ to protect PH maritime industry
Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos October 30, 2019 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1084607

MANILA -- The country’s security sector would “always be ready” to protect the maritime industry from any threats, the Department of National Defense (DND) vowed on Tuesday.

Italian ship attacked by pirates in Mexico, two crew hurt
November 13, 2019 https://news.yahoo.com/italian-ship-attacked-pirates-mexico-234516868.html

MEXICO CITY, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the area.

Coast Guard to promote officer for rescuing passengers, crew of sinking ship in Cebu
Betheena Kae Unite November 12, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/11/12/coast-guard-to-promote-officer-for-res...

Study: Exhaustion, boredom cause of seafarer depression
Yashika F. Torib November 13, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/13/business/maritime-business/study-...

Exhaustion from too much work was identified by majority of seafarers as an underlying cause of shipboard depression, as were family-related problems and boredom.