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Ominous IMO 2020 signs for ocean shipping spot rates
31/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ominous-imo-2020-signs-for-ocean-sh...

Malaysian authorities detain two ships for alleged illegal oil transfer
Jason Jiang December 30th, 2019 https://splash247.com/malaysian-authority-detains-two-ships-for-alleged-...

The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has announced the detention of two vessels for illegal oil transfer operations around the Labuan port area.

Iran arrests bunkering tanker in Persian Gulf
Jason Jiang December 31st, 2019 https://splash247.com/iran-arrests-bunkering-tanker-in-persian-gulf/

Iran has detained a tanker allegedly carrying smuggled fuel near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

According to reports by Iranian state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, the tanker carrying 1.3m liters of smuggled fuel was intercepted near Abu Musa island. Sixteen Malaysian crew members onboard the unidentified vessel were detained.

Ferry holed contacting pier, Japan
NIKOLAY TORKIN December 30, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/30/ferry-holed-contacting-pier-japan/

Studes, seaman held for bar fight
Steve A. Gosuico 2 Dec 2019 https://journal.com.ph/news/provincial/studes-seaman-held-bar-fight

GAPAN CITY – Two Grade eleven students and a seaman were nabbed after engaging in a drunken brawl with a businessman and two others, one of whom was stabbed by one of the suspects inside a resto-bar here early Sunday morning.

Seaman hurt in blast from garbage he burned in backyard
December 27, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1206602/seaman-hurt-in-blast-from-garbage-...

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – A seaman who was on vacation here was wounded in an explosion while he was burning garbage at the back of a gated compound.

Maj. Edwin Duco, spokesperson of the Zamboanga City police, identified the lone victim as Ley Banogua Sanchez, 40, and resident of Barangay Sta. Maria.

First Pinoy-made RoRo ship launched
Michael Joe Delizo, Aug 18 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/18/19/first-pinoy-made-roro-ship-la...

MANILA — The first Filipino-made roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel was launched Saturday at North Harbor in the capital, providing a potential boost to the local ship-building industry.

The 468-seater M/V Isla Simara passenger ship with a 12-meter long vehicle ramp is the brainchild of Shogun Ships Corp. Inc. and Josefa Slipways Inc.

Sex trafficking by ro-ro ship, Philippines
Mikhail Voytenko December 19, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/12/19/sex-trafficking-by-ro-ro-ship-ph...

Cruise ship passenger falls from ship near Mahia
30 December 2019 https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/406369/cruise-ship-passenger-falls-f...

The search for a man who fell off a cruise ship last night in Hawke's Bay has resumed this morning.

The man was reported overboard from the Norwegian Jewel near the Mahia Peninsula about 7pm.

Two helicopters - from Hawke's Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust and Eastland Rescue Trust - arrived on the scene an hour later.

Abandoned seamen yet to return home from Mozambique
30/12/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/abandoned-seamen-yet-to-return-home...

When 10 Kenyan seafarers flew out to Mozambique in August reportedly to board a ship on a long voyage to Iran, they had no clue what lay ahead.

They had been recruited by Spanfreight shipping agent but were told they would sign their employment contracts in Mozambique where the ship owner is based.