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Seafarers’ financial security guidelines out
WILLIAM DEPASUPIL April 3, 2018 http://www.manilatimes.net/seafarers-financial-security-guidelines-out/3...

Greek seamen to hold 24-hour strike on April 18
16.04.2018 http://www.ekathimerini.com/227698/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-seame...

Ferries will remain docked on Wednesday due to a 24-hour strike called by the Greek seamen's federation (PNO) protesting a draft ministerial decision that will lift restrictions in cruise shipping.

Cosco tanker hit by floating crane in Iraq
Jason Jiang April 16th, 2018 http://splash247.com/cosco-tanker-hit-floating-crane-iraq/

China Cosco Shipping’s product tanker Tian E Zuo was involved in a collision with a floating crane at Khor al Zubayr port, Iraq on Friday.

A video showed that the tanker was anchored while it was hit by the floating crane. Following the collision, the tanker suffered a hull breach and ballast water was seen leaking from the vessel.

IMO’s challenges on the route to decarbonising international shipping
17/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/imos-challenges-on-the-route-to-dec...

Container ship AS FLORETTA breached in collision, France
Erofey Schkvark April 14, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/14/container-ship-as-floretta-breac...

Cargo ship stuck in bridge, Saigon
Mikhail Voytenko April 15, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/15/cargo-ship-stuck-in-bridge-saigon/

Dollars remitted by expatriate Filipinos continue to rise
By: Daxim L. Lucas / PM April 16, 2018

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Dollars sent back home by expatriate Filipinos continued to rise in February on the back of larger remittance volumes from both land- and sea-based workers, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Monday.

The central bank data did not indicate if the higher remittances were due to rising number of overseas worker deployments or simply larger amounts being sent home by Filipinos.

Navy seizes smuggled rice from foreign ship near Zamboanga Sibugay
April 15, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/200308-philippine-navy-smuggled-vietnam-r...

The cargo vessel carried 27,180 sacks of Vietnam rice worth P67.950 million, says the Philippine Navy

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Navy apprehended a foreign ship with 15 crew members for allegedly smuggling rice near Olutanga Island in Zamboanga Sibugay on Saturday, April 14.

Singapore: Singapore Apex Court To Issue Grounds Of Decision Clarifying The Juridical Nature Of Shipping Liens Over Sub-Freights
14/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/singapore-singapore-apex-court-to-i...

Vessel carrying coal sinks near Sundarbans
Hedait Hossain Molla, Khulna April 15, 2018 https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2018/04/15/coal-laden-car...

In three and a half years, six cargo vessels carrying oil, cement, fertilizer and coal have landed at the bottom of the mangrove forest's rivers