Peter Beaumont : Why is China hiding its oil tankers from US trackers?

Why is China hiding its oil tankers from US trackers?
Peter Beaumont 29 Aug 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/29/why-is-china-hiding-its-oi...

Signs Beijing may be importing Iranian oil as Trump’s two biggest foreign policy headaches converge

In early June, a Chinese-owned supertanker abruptly went dark in the Indian Ocean, the tracking system signalling its course apparently deactivated.

Pinoy Crewmember of Cruise Ship Vision of the Seas Killed in Fall

Crewmember of Cruise Ship Vision of the Seas Killed in Fall
2019-09-05 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/crewmember-of-cruise-ship-vis...

[Brief] A crewmember of the cruise ship Vision of the Seas fell from the vessel into the water and died at the port of Livorno, Italy on Thursday.

Abandoned Cargo Ship Found Drifting in the Mid-Atlantic

Abandoned Cargo Ship Found Drifting in the Mid-Atlantic
Mike Schuler September 5, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/abandoned-cargo-ship-found-drifting-in-the-mid-atla...

The Royal Navy ice patrol ship stumbled upon a mysterious ghost ship while in underway in the mid-Atlantic Ocean earlier this week.

US offers cash to tanker captains in bid to seize Iranian ships

US offers cash to tanker captains in bid to seize Iranian ships
4 Sept 2019 https://www.ft.com/content/20188064-cefb-11e9-99a4-b5ded7a7fe3f

Washington mixes bait and threats as ‘maximum pressure’ campaign against Tehran becomes unorthodox

Four days before the US imposed sanctions on an Iranian tanker suspected of shipping oil to Syria, the vessel’s Indian captain received an unusual email from the top Iran official at the Department of State.

GEORGE HOYT’S ‘ADOPT A SHIP’: The bridge that connects seafarers and children around the world

GEORGE HOYT’S ‘ADOPT A SHIP’: The bridge that connects seafarers and children around the world
YASHIKA F. TORIB September 04, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/04/business/maritime-business/the-br...

“If a ship is made of metal and it is larger than our school, why doesn’t it sink?” “How does the ship sail at night?” “What do you do with your garbage?”

Tlero: The seafarer wellbeing checker

Tlero: The seafarer wellbeing checker
September 4th, 2019 https://splash247.com/tlero-the-seafarer-wellbeing-checker/

Every year in the UK mental health costs around $1,574 per employee, according to analysis from London’s Centre for Mental Health, costs that are even higher for seafarers.

CARLOS SALINAS: The Manila Galleon and globalization

The Manila Galleon and globalization
CARLOS SALINAS September 04, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/04/business/maritime-business/the-ma...

Iran Says Freed Seven Crew From British Ship For Humanitarian Reasons

Iran Says Freed Seven Crew From British Ship For Humanitarian Reasons
September 04, 2019 https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-says-freed-seven-crew-from-british-ship-for...

Iran says it has freed seven crew members it detained after seizing the British tanker Stena Impero nearly two months ago.

PISA: ‘Transportation’ must remain in utility coverage

PISA: ‘Transportation’ must remain in utility coverage
GENEVI FACTAO September 04, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/09/04/business/maritime-business/pisa-t...

Local shipping lines have expressed fears that removing transportation from the coverage of public utility would lead to the complete deregulation of the transport industry.

Việt Nam keen to modernise the shipping industry

Việt Nam keen to modernise the shipping industry
September, 04/2019 https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/534933/viet-nam-keen-to-modernise-the-shi...

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is currently making efforts to modernise shipbuilding and the shipping industry to increase quality with reasonable cost, save energy and minimise pollution.

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