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Shipping in Mediterranean under siege
Mikhail Voytenko July 22, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/07/22/shipping-in-mediterranean-under-s...

New tactics which migration supporters are trying to apply, may seriously disrupt Mediterranean shipping, endangering merchant ships and crews.

18 Indian seamen stranded on oil tanker off UAE coast
Dhanusha Gokulan August 6, 2018 https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/fujairah/18-indian-seamen-stranded-o...

As many as 18 Indian seamen have been living in deplorable conditions for over six months after being stranded on an oil tanker off the coast of Fujairah.

China’s Empire Of Money Is Reshaping Global Trade
03/08/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-empire-of-money-is-reshaping...

Bulgarian freighter disabled, under tow, Aegean sea
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 4, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/04/bulgarian-freighter-disabled-unde...

'Phoenix' owner faces civil suit Fails to salvage sunken vessel on time
6 Aug 2018 https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1516406/phoenix-owner-faces-civ...

The Marine Department will lodge a civil lawsuit against against the owner of the Phoenix for failing to salvage the ship, which sank off the coast of Phuket last month, killing 47 Chinese tourists.

‘In maritime manpower, we have overtaken China and Indonesia’: Director General of Shipping
August 6, 2018 https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-maritime-manpower-we-have-ove...

he central government is pushing for reforms in training of maritime personnel, in greening the shipping industry and in preparing for a blue economy. Excerpts from an interview with Director General (Shipping) Dr Malini Shankar

Ship owners frown at multiple agencies interface with visiting ships
06/08/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ship-owners-frown-at-multiple-agenc...

Ship owners in the country have frowned at the multiplicity of agencies calling at visiting ships contrary to global practices.

‘India faces challenge to equip seafarers’
S. Anandan August 04, 2018 https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/india-faces-...

Iloilo’s maritime university gets NCCA aid on museum enhancement
Perla Lena August 1, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1043268

ILOILO CITY -- The enhancement of the maritime museum of the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University (JBLFMU) here is a recipient of a grant from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts worth PHP350,000.

Owner of Sanctions-Busting Ship Sues its Flag State
2018-08-03 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/owner-of-sanctions-busting-sh...

The owner of the Lighthouse Winmore, the product tanker seized last year over charges of violating UN sanctions on North Korea, is suing Hong Kong's Marine Department for an alleged "failure" to help recover the vessel from South Korean authorities.