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"You could end up chasing a ghost"
LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT 11.01.18 https://shippingwatch.com/carriers/article10191709.ece

A particular fear has grown significantly in the last couple of years, especially among the major carriers and numerous authorities.

The fear stems from the global sulfur directive and the requirement for a 0.50 percent sulfur cap in fuel, starting Jan. 1 2020, for all ships around the world – and the basis for this fear is distorted competition.

Fire burns casino ship shuttle with 50 people aboard
Jan 14 2018 http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/fire-burns-sun-cruz-casino-shut...

Port Richey (FOX 13) - A Sun Cruz Casino shuttle caught fire Sunday afternoon in the Port Richey canal with 50 people on board.

2 crew in coma medevaced from Taiwanese freighter
NIKOLAY TORKIN January 14, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/14/2-crew-in-coma-medevaced-from-tai...

Oil tanker sinks after collision with cargo ship
15 January 2018 https://tenplay.com.au/news/national/january-2018/oil-tanker-sinks-after...

The Panama-registered Sanchi tanker, which was carrying 136,000 tonnes of ultra-light crude oil, caught alight on January 7 after it collided with a Chinese cargo ship.

Denmark highlights regulatory barriers on autonomous ships
12 January 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/denmark-highlights-regulatory-barriers-on-aut...

Cerberus Bids Nearly $850 Million for a Once-Major Shipping Lender
Eyk Henning January 13, 2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-12/cerberus-said-to-lead...

Cerberus Capital Management LP and J.C. Flowers & Co LLC are edging closer to acquiring HSH Nordbank AG after jointly offering more than 700 million euros ($850 million) for the once-stricken lender, according to people familiar with the matter.

Rescuers boarded Iranian tanker SANCHI: 2 bodies found, horror live
Mikhail Voytenko January 13, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/13/rescuers-boarded-iranian-tanker-s...

11 rescued, 2 missing after ship sinks in South China Sea
Zaihan Mohamed Yusof January 14, 2018 http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/11-rescued-2-missing-aft...

Vessels passing in the area are also receiving navigational alerts from MPA and have been told to look out for the two missing crew members.

Philippines, Indonesia agree to strengthen maritime patrols along porous borders
ELLIE ABEN | 10 January 2018 http://www.arabnews.com/node/1222446/world

Regulatory capture
BRENDA V. PIMENTEL January 13, 2018 http://www.manilatimes.net/regulatory-capture/373983/

THE new year saw another official of the Duterte administration sacked for excessive overseas trips, despite that official’s claims that attending various international meetings was necessary. Engr. Marcial Quirico Amaro 3rd was axed as chief of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), apparently based of the complaint filed by the agency’s employees against its “absentee administrator.”