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Ambulance chasing is a criminal act
PERSIDA ACOSTA JULY 30, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/ambulance-chasing-is-a-criminal-act/591954/

China 'will not take the first shot,' seeks to resolve sea disputes
Jul 30 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/23/19/palace-says-china-wont-deplete-re...

MANILA -- China is building its military for self-defense and "will not take the first shot" as it seeks to resolve disputes with fellow claimants in the South China Sea, its envoy to the Philippines said late Monday.

Things are starting to reveal cracks in the IMO Sulphur2020 Implementation
Sue Terpilowski -July 29, 2019 https://seanews.co.uk/shipping/reuters-indonesia-will-not-enforce-imo-lo...

Reuters have reported that Indonesia will not enforce IMO low-sulphur fuel rules for its domestic fleet.

Stena Bulk seeks access to impounded tanker
Sam Chambers JULY 29TH, 2019 https://splash247.com/stena-bulk-seeks-access-to-impounded-tanker/

Stena Bulk is asking Iranian authorities to get access to its impounded product tanker, Stena Impero, and the 23 crew onboard.

International shipping industry under the microscope as whale death toll grows
MICHAEL MACDONALD 29 July 2019 https://www.660citynews.com/2019/07/29/international-shipping-industry-u...

Pinoy crew of seized tanker in good spirits
Dona Z. Pazzibugan July 29, 2019 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/178369/pinoy-crew-of-seized-tanker-in-...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Embassy in Tehran has said it found the Filipino seafarer of the British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran the other week to be “well and in good spirits.”

Flags of inconvenience: noose tightens around Iranian shipping
Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi, Marianna Parraga JULY 26, 2019 The ship carrying 2 million barrels of Iranian crude was seized by British Royal Marines off Gibraltar, raising tensions in the Gulf where Iran detained a UK-flagged ship in retaliation.

Grace 1 remains impounded, not because of its flag but because it was suspected of taking oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions, an allegation that Iran denies.

2 Indians Rescued From Sinking Iranian Cargo Ship Near Azerbaijan
தமிழில் படிக்க July 27, 2019 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/2-indians-rescued-from-sinking-iranian-c...

The crew sought help from the Azerbaijan State Marine Academy, which dispatched two helicopters and a patrolling ship to the site of the incident to undertake rescue operations.

How Industrial IoT will Disrupt the Shipping Industry
Arti Loftus July 16, 2019 https://www.iotevolutionworld.com/smart-transport/articles/442702-how-in...

Shipping industry needs to look beyond IMO 2020 to lower-carbon fuels
29/07/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-needs-to-look-bey...

As the International Maritime Organization enters a phase of curbing shipping industry emissions more robustly, the search is on for cleaner alternatives to high sulfur fuel oil to power marine freight worldwide.