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Pirates kidnap eight crew members in raid on German ship off Cameroon
Reuters August 17, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-cameroon-kidnapping/pirates-k...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of Cameroon, the Hamburg-based company that owns the ship said on Friday.

Nalzaro: Modernizing marine transportation
BOBBY NALZARO August 16, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1819064

Malaysian cargo ship drifts close to Odisha Coast
Baibhav Mishra - August 16, 2019 https://seanews.co.uk/environment/malaysian-cargo-ship-drifts-close-to-o...

A Malaysian cargo ship on its way to Vishakhapatnam port landed near the mouth of Chilika lake in Odisha last week after losing direction in a storm in the Bay of Bengal.

LISW 2019: Crew welfare in a digital age
26th June 2019 https://www.missiontoseafarers.org/news/lisw-2019-crew-welfare-in-a-digi...

This year at London International Shipping Week (LISW), The Mission to Seafarers will be co-hosting a Conference with three other welfare charities which aims to get to the heart of some of the industry’s most pressing welfare issues.

US-led maritime coalition against Iran will collapse
Mu Lu http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1161601.shtml

Amid escalating tensions with Iran, the US aims to use maximum pressure and a maritime secure coalition to make Iran yield, but only a handful of countries have responded to Washington's propaganda.

Viewpoint: The happy seafarer
Michael Grey 15 Aug 2019

It may not be realistic to aggregate the individual responses of happy or unhappy seafarers into industry sectors, as happiness is surely dependent upon life on an individual ship, but it is a good idea to ascertain seafarers’ thoughts and opinions on key welfare issues

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Biggest shipping group formed in Cebu
August 16, 2019 https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/08/16/biggest-shipping-group-formed-in-c...

Cebu-based shipping owners and operators recently assembled together to establish the Philippine Coastwise Shipping Association Inc. (PCSA), the country’s largest shipping group with most members and biggest total gross tonnage of ships combined.

Gibraltar releases captured Iranian oil tanker, US makes immediate request to seize vessel
David Reid Aug 15 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/15/us-wants-to-seize-iran-oil-tanker-grace-...

An Iranian oil tanker held in Gibraltar since early July has been officially released by local authorities, although it may not sail if a U.S. application to seize the vessel proves successful.

Cargo ship explodes near Surigao del Norte port
Betheena Kae Unite August 15, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/08/15/cargo-ship-explodes-near-surigao-del-n...

A cargo ship loaded with liters of gasoline caught fire and exploded as it was leaving Hayanggabon Port in Claver, Surigao del Norte, a belated report from the Philippine Coast Guard said.

Former seafarer shot dead in Lapu-Lapu City
Paul Lauro and Delta Letigio |August 15,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/251504/former-seafarer-shot-dead-in-l...

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A former seafarer was driving his multicab with his two children when he was shot dead in Barangay Soong, Lapu-Lapu City a few minutes past 6 a.m. on Thursday, August 15.