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6 Coast Guard, Marina officials sacked over sea accidents
Nestor P. Burgos Jr. - August 07, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1151530/6-coast-guard-marina-officials-sac...

JORDAN, Guimaras, Philippines — Six officials of the Coast Guard and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) have been relieved following the triple sea tragedy at the Iloilo Strait that killed 31 people, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday.

Cebu-based shipping companies create unified organization
Irene R. Sino Cruz |August 08,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/250096/cebu-based-shipping-companies-...

CEBU CITY—The owners and operators of Cebu-based shipping companies established a single organization to promote development in the domestic shipping industry.

US government warns of Iranian threats to commercial shipping, including GPS interference
Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr August 7, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/07/politics/us-warns-of-iranian-threats-...

(CNN)The US Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with.

Tanzania, Kenya accused of underpaying seafarers
ANTHONY KITIMO July 21 2019 https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/news/1840340-5204854-988e02/index.html

· Documents seen by The EastAfrican show that seafarers are paid between $250 and $450. This is below the $800 to $1,000 basic wages under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) and the ITF.

Insufficient training cited over US destroyer collision with a tanker off Singapore
Sam Chambers August 6th, 2019 https://splash247.com/insufficient-training-cited-over-us-destroyer-coll...

Japan’s MOL explores methanation fuels for GHG emission cuts, readies for 2020
07/08/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/japans-mol-explores-methanation-fue...

apan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. said it aims to introduce synthetic methane, or methanation fuel, for ships as impending environmental rules in international shipping including the International Maritime Organization’s greenhouse gas emission cuts targets loom.

GeoSpock partners with Baltic Exchange to track air emissions through big data
Varsha Saraogi 6 August 2019 https://www.ship-technology.com/news/geospock-big-data/

Cambridge-based spatial big data company GeoSpock has partnered with maritime market information source Baltic Exchange to create a global maritime spatial database built on the AWS Cloud to focus on reducing air emissions.

Cargo ship's hatch blows open in Burrard Inlet: coast guard
August 7, 2019 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/cargo-ship-s-hatch-blows-open-in-burrard-inlet-coa...

Plumes of steam or gas were pouring off a cargo ship near the Lions Gate Bridge. @dorianbanks/Twitter

NYK offers e-money platform to seafarers
GENIVI FACTAO August 07, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/nyk-offers-e-money-platform-to-seafarers/596...

NYK Line has established an electronic money (e-money) platform business to realize the digitalization in the maritime community, particularly for Filipino seafarers.

NYK formed a joint venture with Philippine-based Transnational Diversified Group (TDG) to form an electronic money platform called “MarCoPay” for seafarers.

An ‘old salt’ shapes a new breed of seafarers
YASHIKA F. TORIB August 07, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/an-old-salt-shapes-a-new-breed-of-seafarers/...

A quick sweeping glance around Chief Engineer Antonino Gascon’s office would give any visitor an immediate impression of the man whose long, determined strides, firm handshakes and piercing eyes remind you of “an era when ships were made of wood and men were made of steel.”