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Carpio: World powers helping PH assert sea row ruling
Vincent Cabreza - August 26, 2018 http://globalnation.inquirer.net/169284/carpio-world-powers-helping-ph-a...

Pantelena tanker with Russian sailors was held by pirates for nine days — captain
August 26, 2018 http://tass.com/world/1018668

The captain said the ship and its crew were released on August 23, but did not elaborate under what circumstances

TBILISI, August 26. /TASS/. Greek tanker Pantelena, with a crew of 17 Georgians and two Russians on board, has been released after being captured by pirates early on August 14, the ship’s captain Lasha Gadelia told the Public Television of Georgia.

Crewing demographic timebomb laid bare
Scott Bergeron August 20th, 2018 https://splash247.com/crewing-demographic-timebomb-laid-bare/

Roboethics and the Collision Regulations
Terry Ogg 2018-08-25 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/roboethics-and-the-collisi...

Oil spill hits waters off Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro
August 25, 2018 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/665441/oil-spill-hits-waters...

Big waves spawned by enhanced Southwest Monsoon lashed at an oil tanker off Oreintal Mindoro, causing an oil spill in the area.

Leptospirosis in the seafaring industry
Dennis Gorecho - August 25, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/leptospirosis-in-the-seafaring-industry/

BECAUSE of their work’s nature, seafarers are bound to visit many ports in different parts of the world and are thus exposed to various pandemic and epidemic diseases.

One of the infections that a seafarer may suffer while on board the vessel is leptospirosis. It is an infection caused by corkscrew–shaped bacteria called Leptospira.

Tanker With Georgian, Russian Crew Missing Off Coast Of West Africa
August 24, 2018 https://www.rferl.org/a/tanker-with-georgian-russian-crew-missing-off-co...

An oil tanker with 19 crew members on board, most of them Georgians, has gone missing in waters off West Africa frequently plied by pirates, and no word has been heard from it for a week, the ship's managers said.

Cosco Shipping International profits weighed by coating business
Cichen Shen 24 Aug 2018

Cosco’s shipping service unit saw net profit down 9%, affected by losses from its coating joint venture with Jotun A/S. It marine insurance and spare parts business also recorded reduced segment profits

Hong Kong-listed company has painted a challenging picture for the markets going forward, saying it is facing cost pressure from shipping firms ...

Shipping companies abandon vessels without restraint in Nigeria
24 Aug 2018 https://www.dw.com/en/shipping-companies-abandon-vessels-without-restrai...

Nigeria's waters have become a dumping ground for shipwrecks and the people living on the coastline say the unserviceable vessels abandoned by local and international shipping companies are making their lives hard.

Making a fragmented and inefficient container industry more profitable through PortCDM
24/08/2018

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