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‘We won’t be complicit’: Italian dock workers refuse to load Saudi arms ship over Yemen war (VIDEO)
20 May, 2019 https://www.rt.com/news/459806-saudi-arms-ship-blocked-italian-port/

Italian unions have refused to load cargo onto a Saudi ship carrying weapons, in protest against Riyadh’s war on Yemen. The dock workers have gone on strike, refusing to work until the ship leaves port in Genoa.

Automation Conference Concludes – Seafarers are Necessary
18/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/automation-conference-concludes-sea...

Bombay HC comes to the rescue of 16 stranded sailors
May 19, 2019 http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Bombay-HC-comes-to-the-rescue-of-16-...

The Bombay High Court has come to the aid of 16 sailors, stranded aboard a ship, which has been anchored near Nhava jetty for over two months, and ordered for them to be disembarked from the ship.

Extra security measures in place for ships heading through the Strait of Hormuz
Sam Chambers May 16th, 2019 https://splash247.com/extra-security-measures-in-place-for-ships-heading...

Shipowners and shipmanagers are taking extra security measures when transiting the Strait of Hormuz and around the key bunkering hub of Fujairah in the wake of attacks on four tankers in the area on Sunday.

Maritime industry may suffer manpower gap as trainee enrolment drops
Godfrey Bivbere May 15, 2019 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/05/maritime-industry-may-suffer-manpowe...

The Nigeria maritime industry may soon be affected by a dearth of seafarers as youths are abandoning the profession.

50 rescued after motorbanca capsizes off Davao City wharf
Orlando B. Dinoy - May 19, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1120763/50-rescued-after-motorbanca-capsiz...

DAVAO CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard rescued 50 passengers onboard a chartered vessel after its engine went dead as it left Sta. Ana wharf here around 7:55 a.m., Sunday, May 18.

Dispelling the myth surrounding seafarer internet access
May 17 2019 http://www.tankeroperator.com/news/dispelling-the-myth-surrounding-seafa...

A new survey from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) revealed that internet access for seafarers for personal use on board ships was more widespread and available than previously thought.

What Panama’s Worst Drought Means for Its Canal’s Future
Henry Fountain May 17, 2019 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/climate/drought-water-shortage-panama...

A forward-looking maritime policy
AMBASSADOR CARLOS SALINAS May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/a-forward-looking-maritime-policy/554925/

WTO and Shipping Industry Concerned About Trade War
2019-05-14

A delegation from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) and the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva, expressed concern over recent increases in protectionist measures including the decision by the U.S. to increase tariffs on Chinese goods.