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Regulation is welcome but should be measured, says INTERCARGO
08/03/18

During its Technical and Executive Committees’ meetings in Singapore on 5 and 6 March, INTERCARGO re-iterated its commitment to a safe, efficient, high quality and environmentally-friendly dry cargo shipping industry and its support, at the same time, for an industry governed by free and fair competition.

Discussions focused on a wide range of topics, including:

Fire continues to rage on Maersk Honam
Sam Chambers March 9th, 2018 http://splash247.com/fire-continues-rage-maersk-honam/

76 containers fell from cargo ship off NC coast during ‘heavy roll,’ officials now say
March 10, 2018 http://wncn.com/2018/03/10/76-containers-fell-from-cargo-ship-off-nc-coa...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WAVY) – The Coast Guard, NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency are trying to track more than 70 stray cargo containers that fell from a ship about 17 miles off the Oregon Inlet last weekend.

Damaged cargo ship towed safely to Tallinn harbour
10.3.2018 https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/damaged_cargo_ship_towed_safely_to_ta...

A cargo ship that started taking on water off the coast of Finland has been towed to a port in Tallinn, Estonia. Maritime rescue officials say no environmental damage was incurred.

Cyber Security at Sea: The Real Threats
David Rider 2018-03-10 https://www.maritime-executive.com/blog/cyber-security-at-sea-the-real-t...

Great Lakes shipping industry keeping wary eye on Trump tariffs
David Patch | March 10, 2018

Imported aluminum and steel represent a tiny share of the cargo handled through the Port of Toledo docks if only weight is considered.

Philippine Officials Trained in Forming Maritime Transport Policy
Aiswarya Lakshmi March 9, 2018 https://www.marinelink.com/news/philippine-officials434889

Officials from various government entities in the Philippines have received training in how to develop a National Maritime Transport Policy (NMPT).

Pinoy seafarer dies in towboat blast off Fujairah
March 9, 2018 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/646046/pinoy-seafarer-di...

A Filipino seaman was killed while another one was wounded in an explosion on board a towboat off the United Arab Emirates, GMA News' Bam Alegre reported on Balitanghali on Friday.

The fatality was identified as Carlos Buenaventura Tumbaga Jr.

Maersk searches for 2 Filipino crewmen, 2 others after ship fire
Mar 09 2018 http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/03/09/18/maersk-searches-for-2-filipino...

MANILA - Shipping firm Maersk continues searching the Arabian Sea for 4 crew members, including 2 Filipinos, after one of its cargo ships caught fire, COO Soren Toft said.

Việt Thuận 68
Paul Hancock March 6, 2018 https://www.shipwrecklog.com/log/2018/03/viet-thuan-68/