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Government sets out minimum wage rights for seafarers in UK water
18 January 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-sets-out-minimum-wage-righ...

All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates, the government warns in new guidance.

All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates, the government warned in new guidance published today (18 January 2018).

The UAE Protects Against Seafarer Abandonment
2018-01-17 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/the-uae-protects-against-seaf...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Transport Authority has issued a circular saying that all ships flying the UAE flag trading internationally and all ships operating in UAE waters above 200 gross tons have to have a financial security system in place to protect seafarers against abandonment, death or injury.

More piracy, robbery cases in Malacca and Singapore straits
Lim Min Zhang Jan 17, 2018

The nine incidents last year mirror the increase in such occurrences in the rest of Asia - Lim Min Zhang

More piracy and armed robbery incidents took place in the straits of Malacca and Singapore last year, a situation that mirrors the increase in such cases in Asia.

Revealed: Highest-paying jobs for Filipino expats
Cleofe Maceda January 18, 2018 | http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/careers/revealed-highest-paying-job...

Latest ranking shows which jobs offer the highest compensation package for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)

Missing tanker taken by pirates, owner confirms
17 January 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/missing-tanker-taken-by-pirates-owner-confirms/

The tanker ‘MT Barrett’, that went missing earlier this week while anchored off Benin, West Africa, has been subject of a piracy attack in Gulf of Guinea, since Wednesday 10th January, the owner company Union Maritime confirmed in an official statement.

Navy rescues crew from burning vessel
17 January 2018 https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Navy-rescues-crew-fro...

The Eastern Naval Command of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Sunday, 14 January, 2018, rescued six crew members on board a vessel called MV Synagogue, which caught fire on the territorial waters of Ghana.

Top carriers consolidate control of container shipping
Greg Knowler | Jan 15, 2018 https://www.joc.com/maritime-news/trade-lanes/top-carriers-consolidate-c...

Container shipping is a giant inverted pyramid with the leading carriers controlling an increasingly greater share of the market.

Navy officers face criminal charges in deadly ship collisions
Dan LamotheThe Washington Post 17 Jan 2018 https://www.pressherald.com/2018/01/17/navy-officers-face-criminal-charg...

The charges stem from collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald and the USS John S. McCain.

The Maritime Industry is slowly embracing technology, but some will be left behind!
15/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-maritime-industry-is-slowly-embr...

Timely push for maritime sector
Jacqueline Woo Jan 17, 2018 http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/timely-push-for-maritime-se...

The new road map to ready Singapore's maritime industry for the future comes with ambitious goals.

The Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map (ITM), launched last Friday, aims to grow the industry's value-add by $4.5 billion and create more than 5,000 good jobs by 2025.