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Korea unveils multibillion dollar package to boost domestic shipping sector
Martina Li 05/07/2021 https://theloadstar.com/korea-unveils-multibillion-dollar-package-to-boo...

The South Korean government has launched a major support package for the domestic container shipping industry.

Innovations in maritime navigation software
Luke Christou 06 Jul 2021 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/innovations-in-maritime-navigat...

State agency cautions against early optimism in S. Korean shipping industry
05/07/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/state-agency-cautions-against-early...

Shipping is blood of economy, but as of recent, a bad blood
Mikhail Voytenko July 5, 2021 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/07/05/shipping-is-blood-of-economy-...

The high, human cost of global shipping in the pandemic: Sailors stuck at sea for months
Peter Armstrong · Jul 02, 2021 https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-shipping-sailors-seafarers-1....

Philippines assumes ILO chairmanship
Mayen Jaymalin - July 5, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/07/05/2110228/philippines-assume...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines now plays a key role in setting global labor standards as it officially assumed the chairmanship of the International Labor Organization (ILO) government group.

Detained again: Foreign-registered tanker caught anchoring illegally a second time in Johor waters
04 Jul 2021 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/07/04/detained-again-foreign...

KOTA TINGGI: A tanker registered in Saint Kitts and Nevis has been detained for anchoring illegally in Tanjung Penawar here – the second time the vessel has committed such an offence.

Philippine coast guard disperses 5 Chinese, 2 Vietnamese vessels in WPS
Jul 04 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/21/philippine-coast-guard-chinese-vi...

MANILA - Five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels were recently ordered by the Philippine Coast Guard to (PCG) leave the country's waters off Palawan province, the PCG said Sunday.

Israel probes possible missile attack on cargo ship: Reports
4 Jul 2021 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/4/israel-probes-missile-attack-on-...

Israeli media say the cargo ship was previously owned by an Israeli tycoon and came under attack while on its way to the UAE.

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship travelling from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates has come under attack in the Indian Ocean, according to Israeli and Lebanese media.

Court stops Cebu town from closing shipyards
Ador Vincent Mayol - July 02, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1454345/court-stops-cebu-town-from-closing...

CEBU CITY—Owners of five shipyards operating in Cebu province have sought the court’s intervention after officials of Consolacion town refused to give them permits to operate to pave the way for the local government’s plan to reclaim the area where the companies are operating.