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Maritime Workers Lament Sack Of 300 Nigerian Seafarers
YUSUF BABALOLA 5 May 2019 https://leadership.ng/2019/05/05/maritime-workers-lament-sack-of-300-nig...

The seafarers association under the aegis of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association (NMNOWTSSA) and the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have raised the alarm over the sack of 300 Nigerian seafarers on a Chinese vessel in Lagos.

Indonesia to Sink More Foreign Boats Amid New Maritime Tensions with Vietnam
Tia Asmara 2019-04-29

Indonesia next weekend plans to sink dozens of foreign boats that were seized after straying illegally into its waters, including many vessels from Vietnam, the fisheries minister said Monday amid fresh maritime tensions between Hanoi and Jakarta near the South China Sea.

Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel
06/05/2019

“Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel”. This may seem like pretty minor advice at a time when shipowners are in the midst of preparing their fleets and crews for compliance with the 2020 global sulphur cap. Onboard spot sampling of ships’ fuel is nothing new. Since the 0.10% sulphur cap entered into force in EU ports and the designated ECAs, spot sampling and analysis of ships’ fuel have been common as a means for port state control (PSC) to verify the actual sulphur content of the fuel in use.

3 men winched from cargo ship suffer serious burns
https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2854455/3-men-winched-from-c...

Three Chinese crew member have been winched off a cargo ship 30 miles off Lizard Point after they suffered significant burns following an explosion on board

HM Coastguard's search and rescue helicopter from Newquay was sent yesterday afternoon.

Fast-growing maritime industries become new economic engine
Ni Hongzhang 2019/5/5 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1148546.shtml

In 2018, China's total maritime economy reached 8.3 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion), surpassing Mexico's GDP that year and ranking 15th in the world for maritime economy size. China has become one of the world's major maritime economies after years of development. However, compared with developed countries, China still has a long way to go to become a leading marine power.

Climate advocates split over shipping speed limits
Megan Darby 06/05/2019 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/05/06/climate-advocates-split-shi...

A go-slow at sea would cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions fast, but there are concerns it would delay a permanent shift to cleaner technology and fuels

Two Ilonggo seafarers stricken with malaria
Emme Rose Santiagudo April 16, 2019 https://thedailyguardian.net/local-news/two-ilonggo-seafarers-stricken-w...

TWO seafarers from Iloilo province were diagnosed with an “imported” type of malaria, according to the Department Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-6.

The two seafarers are the first two cases in the region in 2019.

Panamanian ship held in Busan for alleged ship-to-ship transfers of oil to N.K.
May 04, 2019 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190503008100325

Mega container ship troubled in Piraeus
STEPAN KOTCHERGA May 1, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/01/mega-container-ship-troubled-in-...

The seafarers’ votes and the party-list system
Dennis Gorecho May 4, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/the-seafarers-votes-and-the-party-list-system/

THE VOTES of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), both land-based and sea-based, are being courted by groups aiming political seats through the party-list representation.

Around 134 groups vie for 59 seats allotted for the party-list in the House of Representatives.