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Pneumonia as an occupational illness
Dennis Gorecho - June 23, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/pneumonia-as-an-occupational-illness/

TO BE entitled to compensation and benefits, it is not sufficient to simply establish that the seafarer’s pneumonia has rendered him permanently or partially disabled. It must also be shown that there is a causal connection between the seafarer’s illness or injury and the work for which he had been contracted.

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Wounds far from healed 10 years after ‘Princess of the Stars’ tragedy
Jodee A. Agoncillo June 23, 2018 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1003416/wounds-far-from-healed-10-years-aft...

Ten years after MV Princess of the Stars capsized off Romblon province, the relatives of the disaster’s more than 833 fatalities and scores of survivors continue to seek justice, with most of the cases they filed in court still pending.

Legislative 'tsunami' has to be dealt with realsitically: Greek Shipping Co-operation Council
22 June 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/legislative-tsunami-has-to-...

As shipping industry leaders it's the duty of the Greeks "to present a realistic way of solving many of our global issues" says Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee chairman, Haralambos J Fafalios.

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Researchers said that cybersecurity in the global shipping industry was about a decade behind other sectors because of outdated onboard systems and that there was already evidence of successful cyberattacks at sea.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