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Women in the Marine Industry inaugural event at Seawork
12 Jul 2018 http://www.seawork.com/news101/seawork-news/women-in-the-marine-industry...

On Wednesday 4 July, the Women in the Marine Industry inaugural Networking Event was held at Seawork, with nearly 80 women in attendance to listen to keynote speakers Katy Ware, Director of Maritime Safety and Standards, MCA and Suzanne Blaustone, CEO, Barton Marine.

Troubled waters:shipping feels the heat of geopolitical crises
July 2018
As an international sector, shipping is often vulnerable to volatile political and economic forces that can threaten vital access points, shift the volume and direction of trade flows,or send fuel prices surging. Eva Grey maps the world’s most volatile regions for shipping

Seaman responsible for fatal ship collision near Pulau Sebarok jailed for two years
Shaffiq Idris Alkhatib Jul 11, 2018 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/seaman-responsible-f...

Ex-seaman, woman in P3-M drug raid face raps
July 7, 2018 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1751596/Bacolod/Local-News/Ex-seaman-...

THE former seaman and his female companion, who yielded an estimated P3 million worth of dangerous drugs in a drug bust at Barangay 1, Bacolod City on Wednesday, are now facing drug charges.

NYK Offers Support to Victims of Heavy Rain in Japan
11/07/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nyk-offers-support-to-victims-of-he...

NYK offers its sincerest condolences to all those who have been displaced, in addition to those who have lost a friend or family member, as a result of the heavy rains in Western Japan in July 2018.

ASEAN must engage over maritime security: US-backed Indo-Pacific plan can bolster region without openly targeting China
John Lee July 11, 2018 https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/ASEAN-must-engage-over-maritime-security

Despite their serious disagreements over trade, the U.S., Japan and Australia are strikingly in accord on a key strategic issue -- the importance of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).

Kavlekar backs protesting seafarers
TNN | Jul 12, 2018 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/kavlekar-backs-protesting-s...

Port of Oakland eye popper: magenta container ship in town Monday
Jul 05 2018

Cargo Ships May Be Causing More Lightning - Here's Why
Marshall Shepherd Jul 10, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2018/07/10/the-science-of-...

Ship tracks as revealed by clouds.NASA Earth Observatory

Wearables in shipping: from passenger luxury to a seafarer lifeline
Eva Grey 11 July 2018 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/shipping-wearable-technology/