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New Fair Trade Movement: Raising Wages for International Ship Workers
Alastair Bland June 13, 2018 https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/13/new-fair-trade-mov...

Fair trade doesn’t always mean fair transport, unions say, as the International Labour Organization debates a minimum wage increase for the shipping industry. Better treatment of workers could also have environmental benefits, they argue.

The IMO invades ports
13 June 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/the-imo-invades-ports.html

In this faster-track, ever more digital world, surely one of the greatest pleasures is still to bump into old friends and colleagues unexpectedly.

And so it was at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Special Ports Event, where discussions highlighted the sheer diversity of challenges faced by ports around the world.

Container Ship Fires – the List Keeps Growing
Malcolm Latarche 13 June 2018 https://shipinsight.com/articles/container-ship-fires-the-list-keeps-gro...

Every year at least one new incident of a fire starting in the cargo of a container ship makes headline news. ShipInsight looks at the problem and what solutions are on offer.

Customers Honor Hamburg Süd As “Best Shipping Line” Between Asia And Europe
June 13, 2018 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/customers-honor-hamburg-sud-...

Canada Wants More Seafarers
2018-06-12 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/canada-wants-more-seafarers#g...

General cargo ship aground, river Don, Russia
STEPAN KOTCHERGA June 12, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/06/12/general-cargo-ship-aground-river-...

China makes breakthrough in mega-ship production
Deng Xiaoci Source 2018/6/12 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1106717.shtml

China delivered one of the world's largest cargo ships, which can carry over 21,000 containers, with Chinese experts saying such a breakthrough marks the country's arrival as a world first-class mega-cargo shipbuilding producer.

Shipping industry “very concerned” about Italian policy on migrants rescued at sea
June 11, 2018 http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/shipowners/2018/06/11/shippi...

International Maritime Organization starts audit of Ukrainian port industry
12/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/international-maritime-organization...

On June 11, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has started an audit of the Ukrainian maritime industry to verify compliance with the international navigation safety obligations.

IMO2020: Japanese Shipowner Gives Stark Assessment of Business Impact
12 June 2018 https://shipandbunker.com/news/apac/924716-imo2020-japanese-shipowner-gi...

The International Maritime Organisation's rule change on the sulfur content of bunker fuel could add $50 billion to shipping's fuel bill and may cause bankruptcies among some ship operators.