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$8.4bn in new ships, 34,400 berths to join global cruise fleet in 2018
http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/8-4bn-in-new-ships-34...

Sixteen ocean-going cruise ships valued at a total $8.4bn are due to arrive in 2018, according to Seatrade's orderbook.

Dutch freighter fire at Seville, Spain
Mikhail Voytenko January 1, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/01/dutch-freighter-fire-at-seville-s...

6.5% drop in seamen on 1,235 Greek-flagged vessels between 2014-2016
L. Karageorgos 31.12.2017 http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/economy/29179-6-5-drop-in-seamen-...

Foreign ship seized for alleged ties to N. Korea
January. 01, 2018 http://english.donga.com/List/3/01/26/1176474/1

Centre’s plans to build LNG ships go up in smoke
P Manoj http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/centres-plans-to-buil...

Vietnam loses $2.4 billion as deep-water port has insufficient infrastructure
30/12/2017 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/192834/vietnam-loses--2-4-bill...

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spent big money to build a deep-water port but did not build infrastructure for ships to go in and out of the port.