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Resolve ‘Princess’ case too, SC told
Rio N. Araja June 21, 2018 http://thestandard.com.ph/news/national/268660/resolve-princess-case-too...

Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Rueda-Acosta on Thursday called on the Supreme Court to resolve the criminal case filed by the kin of over 300 passengers who died in the 2008 sinking of the ship Princess of the Stars off Romblon.

Indonesia police detain captain in ferry disaster – authorities
Agence France-Presse / June 21, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1002901/indonesia-police-detain-captain-in...

Many victims are thought to have been trapped inside the vessel when it went down . EPA Photo/BBC.com

Poorly protected ships ‘at severe risk of cyberattack’
Mark Bridge June 22 2018, 12:01am

Cargo, passenger and naval ships could be hacked to cause deadly collisions in British waters, security experts fear.

Researchers said that cybersecurity in the global shipping industry was about a decade behind other sectors because of outdated onboard systems and that there was already evidence of successful cyberattacks at sea.

Shipping industry presses to undermine European Ship Recycling Regulation
21/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-presses-to-underm...

South Korea to support struggling shipbuilders
21/06/18 https://safety4sea.com/south-korea-to-support-struggling-shipbuilders/?u...

Maritime cargo preferences only waste American taxpayer dollars
Stephanie Mercier and Erin Lentz, 06/21/18

In a recent column in The Hill, the authors contend that preserving and bolstering cargo preference requirements — the law requiring U.S. shippers to use U.S. flagged vessels to transport “government-impelled ocean-borne cargo” — is crucial to maintaining America’s standing in international trade, carrying out the nation’s humanitarian agenda, and projecting U.S. military power overseas.

April remittances up 12% to $2.6B
MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO June 19, 2018 http://www.manilatimes.net/april-remittances-up-12-to-2-6b/409754/

MONEY sent home in April by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) rose from a year earlier but declined from March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.

50,000 ships worldwide are vulnerable to cyberattacks
Keith Martin, Rory Hopcraft 21 June 2018 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ships-cyberatt...

Vulnerabilities in shipping show how far the industry has to go but proper cyber security is more complex than you might initially think

Project Forward Receives ‘Most Sustainable Project’ Award at Maritime2020 Summit in Copenhagen
20/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/project-forward-receives-most-susta...

New Seawork marine conference to focus on billion-dollar market
20 June 2018

Unmanned Surface Vessels and Hybrid Propulsion will be the topics of a new European commercial marine conference taking place at Seawork on Wednesday 4 July.

Estimated at USD 470 million, the Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) market is expected to reach around USD 1 billion by 2022 due to the ever-increasing need for maritime security, ocean mapping and data.