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South Korea to Underwrite Hundreds of Ship Orders
2018-04-06 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/south-korea-to-underwrite-hun...

On Thursday, South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said that it is looking to underwrite 200 ship orders to help the nation's maritime industry recover from a multi-year slump.

Live Animal Exports: Who really cares?
April 5th, 2018 http://splash247.com/live-animal-exports-really-cares/

Our livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson returns today, with some serious questions for Australia’s Department of Agriculture.

I mean, seriously. It’s only a few million live animals and maybe a thousand or so potentially exploited crew who suffer each year.

Veronica Frank 5 April 2018 | https://www.greenpeace.org/international/story/15757/shipping-needs-to-s...

It’s essential for transporting goods across the world, but the shipping industry has so far escaped strict regulations to clean up its climate-polluting emissions due to aggressive industry lobbying and a lack of public scrutiny. You can now help change this.

S. Korea to place orders for 200 vessels by 2020
06/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/s-korea-to-place-orders-for-200-ves...

South Korea will place orders for about 200 vessels in the next three years to help the ailing shipping and shipbuilding industry tide over weak global demand, the oceans ministry said Thursday.

Shipping industry braces for Chinese trade war
Aaron Smith April 5, 2018 http://money.cnn.com/2018/04/05/news/shipping-industry-chinese-tariffs/i...

The shipping industry has a lot to lose in a potential trade war between the US and China.

Millions of jobs and the bottom lines of major maritime shipping companies, which account for 80% of all global trade, depend on goods traversing the oceans.

Ten Tips for the IMO
2018-04-03 https://maritime-executive.com/article/ten-tips-for-the-imo#gs.yOjTuG8

Transparency International has proposed a number of changes that it says could make the IMO better able to serve the interests of the world's citizens on issues such as greenhouse gas emissions. Here are 10 of its recommendations:

“The Clock Is Ticking”: Inside the Worst U.S. Maritime Disaster in Decades
William Langewiesche April 4, 2018

A recording salvaged from three miles deep tells the story of the doomed “El Faro,” a cargo ship engulfed by a hurricane.

I. “The Clock Is Ticking”

Aust bans Liberian-flagged ship container
April 4, 2018 http://gnnliberia.com/2018/04/04/aust-bans-liberian-flagged-ship-contain...

(World Maritime News) – The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged containership MSC Kia Ora from entering or using Australian ports for three months.

250kg of illegal stimulants found in ship from HK
5 April 2018 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20180405_02/

Investigative sources say about 250 kilograms of illegal stimulant drugs were found in a cargo ship that arrived at the Port of Tokyo from Hong Kong in January.

The sources say the stimulants were hidden in industrial machinery.

Police arrested 4 Brazilians in connection with the case and suspect the involvement of an international criminal organization.

Philippines’ role in the global shipping sector
04/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/philippines-role-in-the-global-ship...

Last December, Fitch Ratings said the outlook for the global shipping industry would remain negative for 2018, and it did not expect market fundamentals to substantially improve because of lingering overcapacity.