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China builds large container ships for Yangtze
25/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-builds-large-container-ships-f...

Construction has begun on two container ships, which are expected to become the largest in service in the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River.

The pair are the first of six such ships which, upon completion, will be operated by the Wuhan New Port Administration Committee, based in central China’s Hubei Province.

Hanjin delivers first Subic-made 20,600 TEU-class container ship
Henry Empeño - January 25, 2018 https://businessmirror.com.ph/hanjin-delivers-first-subic-made-20600-teu...

Coast Guard Medevacs Tanker Crewman with Severed Finger
January 18, 2018 https://www.marinelink.com/news/medevacs-crewman-severed433084

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a man Wednesday afternoon from the 392-foot Maltese-flagged tank ship Emek-S, approximately 28 nautical miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.

Seaman sues luxury vessel operator
Bryan Manabat 25 Jan 2018 http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/101756-seaman-sues-luxury-v...

A PROFESSIONAL seaman is suing a luxury-vessel operator for terminating him from employment when he brought to its attention practices that he said violated maritime laws.

ISWAN launches campaign against non-RPSL crewing agencies in India
24 January 2018 http://seafarerswelfare.org/news-and-media/latest-news/iswan-launches-ca...

With support from a number of partners in India, ISWAN is launching a new campaign to discourage Indian seafarers from signing up with crewing agencies which have not registered with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS).

Booming shipbuilding industry lacking in worker safety
Afrose Jahan Chaity January 25, 2018 http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/special/2018/01/25/booming-shipbuild...

Most workers do not have protective gears despite the fact that law has strict provisions on their use. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Singaporean Tanker Suspected of Sanctions-Busting
2018-01-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/singaporean-tanker-suspected-...

I, Pirate: A cyber story in the maritime industry: Aybars Oruc discusses how shipping must get to grips with cyber attacks.
January 24th 2018 http://splash247.com/pirate-cyber-story-maritime-industry/

I, Robot – the 2004 film adapted from the short story by American author Isaac Asimov – has an interesting scene. Two detectives are talking, and we are hearing this dialogue:

I guess we’re gonna miss the good old days.

What good old days?

When people were killed by other people.

German freighter troubled in Med Jan 24 Update
Mikhail Voytenko January 24, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/24/german-freighter-troubled-in-med-...

General cargo ship DIANA is still aground as of evening Jan 24, according to latest local news. Salvors understood to wait for weather improvement. Initial news from local and other sources weren’t correct, the ship drifted aground, not drifted around after grounding.

Shipping groups issue guidance in response to Yemen conflict
Jamey Bergman 24 Jan 2018 http://www.lngworldshipping.com/news/view,shipping-groups-issue-guidance...

A coalition of shipping industry bodies have published new security recommendations in response to threats to mariners including mines and water-borne improvised explosive devices, linked to the ongoing conflict in Yemen.