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MORE THAN 2,000 PASSENGERS AFFECTED: 5 ports cancel trips due to ‘Samuel’
Faye Orellana -November 19, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1055023/5-ports-cancel-trips-due-to-samuel

Five ports canceled trips on Monday due to tropical depression “Samuel,” affecting more than 2,000 passengers, reports from the maritime sector shows.

Data obtained by INQUIRER.net showed that in the Visayas, the ports have suspended their vessel trips.

15 Filipino seafarers stranded in India now back in PH
November 18, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/216952-stranded-filipino-seafarers-india-...

There are 6 other Filipino crew members still in India who will be repatriated 'as soon as their exit clearances are issued'

MANILA, Philippines – Most of the Filipino seafarers stranded in India since June are now back home in the Philippines.

Seafarer proposes sea transport system
JOHANNA MARIE O. BAJENTING November 18, 2018 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1774633/Cebu/Business/Seafarer-propos...

FOR a returning seafarer, sea trips are an option for commuters struggling to get to work on time.

Coast Guard seized cargo ship with 50,000 bags of rice
November 18, 2018 https://mindanaoexaminer.com/coast-guard-seized-cargo-ship-with-50000-ba...

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Philippine Coast Guard patrol seized a cargo ship loaded with some 50,000 bags of suspected smuggled rice off Tongkil Island in the southern province of Sulu, officials said Sunday.

Hong Kong Maritime Week 2018 kicks-off
18 November 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/hong-kong-maritime-week-2018-...

Hong Kong Maritime Week 2018 (HKMW 2018) kicked off on Sunday with an orienteering race.

Lite ferries launches its biggest ship for Cebu to Cagayan de Oro route
November 16,2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/203841/lite-ferries-launches-its-bigg...

China's ban on trash imports shifts waste crisis to Southeast Asia
As plastic scrap piles up, Malaysia and others fight back.
Laura Parker November 16, 2018 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/11/china-ban-plastic...

Liberia becomes first flag state to join the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
17/11/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/liberia-becomes-first-flag-state-to...

Liberia has become the first ship registry to be admitted to the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) as an associate member.

Seafarer Struck and Killed by Container at Port of Dublin
2018-11-15 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarer-struck-and-killed-by...

On November 14, a crewmember from the container ship Francop was struck and killed at Southbank Quay, Dublin while container lifting operations were underway.

HMM losses increase as line vows to spend more on big boxships
Sam Chambers November 15th, 2018 https://splash247.com/hmm-losses-increase-as-line-vows-to-spend-more-on-...

South Korean flagship HMM continues to lose money in a massive way, and responds by saying it will spend more money on big boxships.