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Nanotechnology can cure shipping’s sulphur conundrum
Venkatraman Sheshashayee August 24th, 2018 https://splash247.com/nanotechnology-can-cure-shippings-sulphur-conundrum/

Tanker with 19 crew on board missing in piracy-plagued West African waters
Angus MacSwan August 22, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gabon-tanker/tanker-with-19-crew-on-b...

Aussie cruise ship worker reveals dark side to glamorous industry
Emily McPherson Aug 23, 2018 https://www.9news.com.au/2018/08/23/11/37/aussie-cruise-ship-worker-reve...

Fishermen are six times more likely to die at work
23rd August 2018 http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16589796.fishermen-are-six-times-more-l...

FISHERMEN are six times more likely to face a risk of death than the most dangerous jobs on land, according to new figures.

The figures published in the Marine Accident Investigation Branch and Health and Safety Executive’s annual reports showed that the industry suffered a rate of 62 fatalities per 100,000 workers.

Five cargo ships grounded by storm Update Video partial evacuation
Mikhail Voytenko August 23, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/23/five-general-cargo-ships-grounde...

The World’s First Electric Autonomous Container Ship To Set Sail In Norway
August 23rd, 2018

Maersk to sail first container ship over top of Russia
Aug 22, 2018

Northern Sea Route touted as potential rival to Suez Canal for trade as Arctic ice melts

Maersk Line will this week launch the first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia as the world’s biggest carrier of seaborne freight experiments with an alternative to the Suez Canal.

The Venta Maersk, a 3,600-container new ice-class ship belonging to the Danish group, will leave Vladivostok in the next few days bound for St Petersburg, which it will reach by the end of September.

A Broader Safety Platform for Seafarers in Distress
Peter Broadhurst 2018-08-22 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/a-broader-safety-platform-...

Following the decision to include L-Band connectivity in the International Maritime Organization’s Global Maritime Distress System, real progress can be made in the functionality of the satellite-based emergency service seafarers call on in the last resort.

Solon seeks better government services for seafarers
Charissa Luci-Atienza August 23, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/23/solon-seeks-better-government-services...

Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento is asking the House Committee on Transportation to look into the status of pre-departure, on-site and other support services provided by government agencies to seafarers.

Nigeria protests global piracy reports
Emeka Anaeto and Godwin Oritse 22 Aug 2018 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/nigeria-protests-imos-piracy-reports/

Blames international politics