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Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers pushed in House
RAFFY AYENG August 02, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/magna-carta-of-filipino-seafarers-pushed-in-...

Party-list congressmen Eric Go Yap, Jocelyn Pua Tulfo and Rowena Niña Taduran have filed House Bill (HB) 3282, which pushes a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

Container ship collided with ferry in Strait of Gibraltar UPDATE Photos
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 1, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/07/31/container-ship-collided-with-fer...

Aug 1: Both ships suffered serious damages. Ferry stb stern above waterline was smashed, container ship suffered portside bow breach, also above waterline.

Shipping industry under threat in Strait of Hormuz
03/08/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-under-threat-in-s...

Recent attacks on a number of vessels and the seizure of a British- registered tanker undermine the right of transit passage and threaten the maritime security of all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a report said.

Shipping industry still in choppy waters: Indian Ministry
03/08/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-still-in-choppy-w...

Ukrainian authorities seize Russian tanker implicated in seamen’s detention
2 August 2019 Ukrainian authorities seize Russian tanker implicated in seamen’s detention

A Russian tanker, now called Nika Spirit and formerly named Neyma, has been detained by the Ukrainian security services in the port of Izmayil.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it seized a Russian tanker that Moscow allegedly used to block three Ukrainian naval vessels before detaining them and 24 Ukrainian seamen in November 2018 near Crimea.

Unions and owners strike deal for seafarers on UK-flag ships in Strait of Hormuz
Adam Corbett 1 August 2019

Agreement could impact on wages of seafarers working in the Middle East Gulf

A deal between the UK Chamber of Shipping and unions over employment terms of crew onboard British-flagged ships trading in the Middle East ... login to continue....https://www.tradewindsnews.com/safety/unions-and-owners-strike-deal-for-...

Cargo vessel allegedly rammed by Chinese ship
Staff writer, with CNA http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/08/02/2003719783

A Taiwanese cargo vessel was allegedly rammed by a Chinese warship off Kinmen on Wednesday night, causing minor damage to both ships, but no injuries, the Coast Guard Administration said yesterday.

Iran grateful to Azerbaijan for saving cargo ship crew
01/08/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iran-grateful-to-azerbaijan-for-sav...

Watch: Ship’s Wake Sends Beachgoers Scrambling
August 1, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/watch-ships-wake-sends-beachgoers-scrambling/?utm_c...

Royal Marines used brute force, says tanker captain
Tom Bateman 30 July 2019

The captain of a tanker seized while carrying Iranian oil has said Royal Marines used "brute force" in detaining his ship.

Earlier this month, UK forces helped authorities in Gibraltar who believed the tanker was carrying oil to a Syrian refinery in breach of EU sanctions.

The captain said marines made his unarmed crew kneel on the deck at gunpoint.

The MoD said the seizure complied with "international rules and norms".