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Over 1,650 Cadets Graduate from American Maritime Academies
June 25, 2019 https://www.marinelink.com/news/cadets-graduate-american-maritime-467701

The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) — the voice of the domestic maritime industry — congratulates the more than 1,650 young men and women who have graduated from the seven U.S. maritime academies this Spring.

Celebrating our global maritime professionals
Ambassador Carlos Salinas June 26, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/celebrating-our-global-maritime-professional...

Yesterday was Day of the Seafarer — an annual event commemorated globally, to acknowledge and give praise to 1.5 million seafarers for their incomparable contribution to our lives, our nation and our world.

Marina inaugurates central-office building, celebrates 45th anniversary
June 26, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/06/26/marina-inaugurates-central-offi...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has formally inaugurated its first and newly constructed central-office building at Bonifacio Drive corner 20th Street, Port Area, on June 5.

New Orleans cargo shipping exec gets 18 months in price-fixing case, but feds to push for reduction
RAMON ANTONIO VARGAS |June 25, 2019 https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/crime_police/article_ff3172...

A Honduran businessman whose company has offices in New Orleans received an 18-month prison sentence on Tuesday for pleading guilty to illegally plotting to raise the cost of cargo shipments to and from the United States.

Cargo ship capsizes in Cebu port
Jun 25 2019 10:49 PM | Updated as of Jun 26 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/25/19/cargo-ship-capsizes-in-cebu-port

CEBU (UPDATED)—A cargo ship carrying bags of cement capsized at a port in San Fernando, Cebu Tuesday afternoon.

UN spotlights wellbeing of seafarers on International Day
25 June 2018 https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/06/1013032

China to release result of probe on sinking of PH boat ‘soon’ – Palace
Nestor Corrales -June 25, 2019 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/176981/china-to-release-result-of-prob...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said China will “soon” release the result of its investigation on the sinking of a Philippine fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea.

Metallica Shipyard to start crafting ocean wave energy tech
JUN N. AGUIRRE June 25, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1811421/ILOILO/Local-News/Metallica-S...

NEW WASHINGTON, Aklan -- The Metallica Shipyard will start crafting by July the first Philippine ocean wave energy technology to be used in a trimaran vessel.

Japanese ship owner contradicts U.S. account of how tanker was attacked
Simon Denyer and Carol Morello June 14 2019

TOKYO — The owner of a Japanese tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman offered a different account Friday of the nature of the attack than that provided by the United States.

Yutaka Katada, president of the Kokuka Sangyo shipping company, said the Filipino crew of the Kokuka Courageous tanker thought their vessel was hit by flying objects rather than a mine.

Hearings slated for container ship crew after drug seizure
Associated PressMonday, June 24th 2019 https://wjactv.com/news/local/hearings-slated-for-container-ship-crew-af...

HILADELPHIA (AP) — Detention hearings are scheduled in Philadelphia for six crew members of a Swiss-owned container ship following the seizure of more than 35,000 pounds, or more than 15,800 kilograms, of cocaine.