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PH seafarers assured of employment by European shipowners
YASHIKA F. TORIB October 16, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/10/16/business/maritime-business/ph-sea...

Filipino seafarers remain to be the top choice of European ship owners, even in the face of continous technological advancements that lags the country behind first-world maritime nations.

Sea of Troubles: Inside the effort to rescue Europe’s unwelcome immigrants
Ben Ehrenreich October 17, 2019

Surging Shipping Costs Are Now Bleeding Into Global Fuels Trading
Jack Wittels October 17, 2019

Record-high shipping costs are spilling over into the prices for refined fuels in Europe, Asia and the U.S.

As freight rates rocket amid U.S. sanctions and geopolitical risks, the prices of oil products such as gasoline and diesel are being forced to adapt in order to enable trade.

Blockchain To Be A Gamechanger For Global Shipping
17/10/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/blockchain-to-be-a-gamechanger-for-...

The souls that operate maritime shipping operations have been described as “Optimists of the First Degree” as the level of global trade is impacted by Trumps China tariffs and the gloomy forecasts for global economic growth resonate.

Trawler and cargo vessel collided off Kerry coast
16 Oct 2019 https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/1016/1083861-trawler-kerry/

The Marine Casualty Investigation Board has confirmed it is investigating an incident involving two vessels off the Kerry coast.

It is believed a French-registered fishing trawler and a large cargo vessel collided not far from the Blasket Islands last Saturday.

Maritime officers board vessel in Montrose after captain ignores Swedish authority
Janet Thomson October 16 2019 https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/angus-mearns/999508/maritime-...

vA maritime mystery played out in the North Sea after a cargo vessel destined for Scotland with engine problems fell foul of the Swedish Transport Agency.

Lessons learnt from crew injured in heavy weather– UK P&I Club comments
16/10/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lessons-learnt-from-crew-injured-in...

Stuart Edmonston, Loss Prevention at UK P&I Club, discusses an incident in which crew were injured whilst on deck in heavy weather:

FSB raids Transas office in St Petersburg
Sam Chambers October 15th, 2019 https://splash247.com/fsb-raids-transas-office-in-st-petersburg/

Security services raided the St Petersburg office of Transas yesterday, seeking access to the company’s Transas Navigator databases.

The Federal Security Service (FSB) was widely reported to have launched the raid on the facility, which is now owned by Finnish firm, Wärtsilä.

Geopolitical risks drive unprecedented hike in oil tanker rates
Olivia Konotey-Ahulu and Firat Kayakiran on 10/15/2019 https://www.worldoil.com/news/2019/10/15/geopolitical-risks-drive-unprec...

LONDON (Bloomberg) - Nothing right now is stopping a surge in oil tanker rates that’s given owners of the vessels one of the biggest boosts in years.

Wind Power Returns To Oceangoing Cargo Ships, Finally
Tina Casey October 15th, 2019

Here’s a question for you: why did the US Office of Fossil Energy tweet out a Happy Columbus Day message on Columbus Day? Who knows! Whatever the motive, they did remind everybody that Columbus traveled across the seas, which doesn’t have much to do with fossil energy. However, the topic of seacraft does call to mind that fossil energy is on the verge of losing its grip on the global cargo shipping sector, partly because a new wind power renaissance is taking hold.