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Indian, Pakistani seamen home after 6-month Sabah ordeal
Tracy Patrick - February 10, 2019 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2019/02/10/indian-paki...

KOTA KINABALU: Nine Indian and Pakistani seamen have ended their six-month ordeal aboard a ship here after they finally returned home today.

None of them, however, received their salaries allegedly owed to them by the shipowner.

Inaugural World Congress on Maritime Heritage Kicks Off in March
2019-02-10 https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/inaugural-world-congress-on...

The inaugural World Congress on Maritime Heritage, co-organised by the Consortium for International Maritime Heritage (CIMH) and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), will be held from March 13 to 15, 2019 at lifestyle destination resort RWS in Singapore.

Gov't incentives, strong private sector initiatives revive Turkish shipping industry in 16 years
10 Feb 2019 https://www.dailysabah.com/economy/2019/02/11/govt-incentives-strong-pri...

Facilitated by government incentives and the strength of private sector companies, the shipping industry has made profound progress in the last 16 years, responding to domestic needs and demands from abroad

Vietnam: Fierce competition in shipping industry predicted for 2019
10/02/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vietnam-fierce-competition-in-shipp...

Total goods exchange output will increase rapidly, bringing opportunities to Vietnam’s shipping firms, experts said at a seminar on container maritime transport, held on the occasion of the launch of a book on maritime transport in Vietnam by leading expert Lars Jensen.

Day Nine: Seafarers Feeling Lonely and Isolated

Feelings of isolation and loneliness are increasingly impacting seafarers. Living and working onboard a ship can have its positives, but where there is a lack of camaraderie, friendship and interaction then seafarers report alone, homesick and depressed.

more.... https://www.happyatsea.org/news/article/day-nine-seafarers-feeling-lonel...

Day Ten: Seafarers Suffering from Tiredness and Fatigue

Seaman from Arevalo disappears from ship
Wilhelm Mantua February 6, 2019

ILOILO City – A seaman from Barangay Mohon, Arevalo district disappeared from the international shipping vessel where he was working.

Wilhelm Mantua, 25, was a graduate of John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) – Molo.

Greek ship, crew detained after collision with Malaysian vessel in Johor waters
Zurairi AR 09 February 2019 https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2019/02/09/greek-ship-crew-detai...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Malaysian Marine Department (Mardep) has detained Greece-registered bulk carrier Piraeus and its crew today after a collision with its vessel MV Polaris in the Johor new port limits earlier today.

Call for Action on Sewage Treatment with No-Sludge Production
Wei Chen 2019-02-09 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/call-for-action-on-sewage-...

Malaysia vessel Polaris, Greece-registered ship collide in Singapore waters: MPA
09 Feb 2019 07:05PM https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/malaysia-ship-polaris-gre...

SINGAPORE: Malaysian buoy-laying vessel Polaris and a Greece-registered ship collided in Singapore waters on Saturday (Feb 9), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said.

Supramax arrested in Singapore
8 Feb 2019 https://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/102899-supramax-arrested-in-singapore

The supramax carrier Universal Bremen was arrested today in Singapore.

The detention took place at 12:15 p.m. local time following action by local law firm Rajah & Tan Singapore LLP, according to the latest records from the Supreme Court of Singapore.