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Bahri joins Maritime Anti-Corruption Network to promote collective anti-bribery efforts in maritime sector
10/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bahri-joins-maritime-anti-corruptio...

Incident Video: APL Containership Collapses Crane at Port of Antwerp
Mike Schuler December 9, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/incident-video-apl-containership-collapses-crane-at...

Protesters in boats meet ship bringing 'blood' phosphate into Christchurch
Dec 09 2019 https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/118047005/protesters-in-boats-meet-s...

Deckhand admits having sex with captain when luxury yacht crashed into boat
Abigail O'Leary, 5 DEC 2019 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/deckhand-admits-having-sex-captain...

Cheya Handley admitted having sex when the boat crashed (Image: Cheya Handley/Facebook)

Three pirates loot ship, threaten crew in mid-sea
TNN Dec 8, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/three-pirates-loot-ship-...

The pirates also threatened to physically assault the ship’s crew

Cyprus sinks cargo ship to make artificial reef
9 Dec 2019 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/cyprus-sinks-cargo-ship-to-mak...

CYPRUS (REUTERS) - A 63-metre cargo ship has been sunk off the coast of Cyprus in an attempt to make the area's first artificial reef.

Vietnamese shipping industry adequate to meet rising demand: Vinalines
09/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vietnamese-shipping-industry-adequa...

Việt Nam’s ports and shipping industry is more than sufficient to meet the country’s demand in import-export activities.

UN maritime agency commits to further action on gender equality
06/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/un-maritime-agency-commits-to-furth...

Fake seafarers’ certificate issue echoes in Parliament
P Manoj December 06, 2019 https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/fake-seafarers-ce...

Order passed against 263 candidates, says Shipping Minister
The Directorate-General of Shipping has debarred over 300 seafarers from sailing for one year for securing qualification certificates without attending classes.

Hong Kong-registered oil tanker attacked by pirates off Nigeria, 19 crew kidnapped
7 Dec, 2019 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3041042/hong-k...

Nineteen sailors from a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker were kidnapped by pirates this week off the coast of Nigeria – an area in the Gulf of Guinea known to be dangerous for seafarers.