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Ensuring the rights of nomadic seafarers
Report from UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Caroline Gluck | 25 Sep 2019 https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/ensuring-rights-nomadic-seafarers

Abu Sayyaf Abducts Three Indonesian Seafarers
2019-09-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/abu-sayyaf-abducts-three-indo...

ReCAAP ISC has issued a warning stating that on September 23 at about 1200 hrs, seven masked-men armed with high powered firearms such as M16, RPG and pistols abducted three Indonesian crew from a Malaysian fishing boat. The perpetrators are believed to be members of the Kidnap for Ransom Group (KFRG) in Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).

MSC Seaman Charged In $1 Billion Cocaine Bust
Matteo Natalucci • 25 September 2019 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/msc-seaman-charged-in-1-billion-coca...

A US federal grand jury has indicted an MSC crew member for maritime drug-smuggling, a charge that carries a potential sentence of 10 years if convicted.

The crew members have been charged in connection with the discovery of 20 tons of cocaine aboard container ship MSC Gayane in June.

Chelsea shipping unit ramps up vessels
Denise A. Valdez September 25, 2019 https://www.bworldonline.com/chelsea-shipping-unit-ramps-up-vessels/

A SHIPPING subsidiary of Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corp. is tapping a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based shipowner Kumiai Senpaku Co., Ltd. to ramp up its passenger vessels.

US blacklists Chinese companies for shipping Iran oil
Aime Williams in Washington, Gregory Meyer in New York and David Sheppard in London
https://www.ft.com/content/9b61b4fa-dfc9-11e9-9743-db5a370481bc

Washington turns up pressure as it tries to shut off Tehran’s crude exports

The US has put sanctions on several Chinese companies and their top officials for allegedly shipping Iranian oil, putting dozens of supertankers off limits to western energy traders.

Stena Bulk Cries “Liar” As Iran Holds Onto Detained Oil Tanker
Tsvetana Paraskova - Sep 25, 2019 https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/Stena-Bulk-Cries-Liar-As-Ir...

Two days after Iran said that the detained UK-flagged oil tanker was “free to leave Iran,” officials in the Islamic Republic said on Wednesday that the detention order had been lifted, but the tanker is still being detained because of the ongoing investigation.

Ships Set to Burn Raw Crude Oil to Beat New Clean Fuel Rules
Jack Wittels and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) September 25, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/ships-set-to-burn-raw-crude-oil-to-beat-new-clean-f...

The master’s responsibility
September 24th, 2019 https://splash247.com/the-masters-responsibility/

Thetius founder Nick Chubb lets Splash in on a topic that has been troubling him of late while attending myriad maritime expos. With the rise of technology, the time has come, he argues, for people other than the ship’s captain to share the burden of responsibility that comes with the command of a vessel at sea.

Ship officers charged after crewman ends up in coma over oxygen deprivation in hold
Sep 20 2019 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/ship-officers-charged-after-...

The captain and chief officer of a foreign bulk carrier have been ordered to pay over $25,000 for providing false information during a Maritime NZ investigation after one of their crewmen ended up in a coma due to lack of oxygen in the ship's hold.

PH joins world in celebrating Maritime Week 2019
RAFFY AYENG September 25, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/25/business/maritime-business/ph-joi...

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