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Filipino cruise ship crew member fired for wearing offensive sweater
INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau / January 06, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/50287/filipino-cruise-ship-crew-member-fired-fo...

Tanker owners face insurance headache as Mideast war risk haunts shipping trade
10/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tanker-owners-face-insurance-headac...

Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and gas shipowners are bracing to pay a price for the war of words that culminated in rocket strikes in Iraq over the last week – higher insurance bills.

Iran Strikes Reverberate Across Persian Gulf Economy
Benoit Faucon,Rory Jones and Costas Paris Jan. 8, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/iranian-strikes-alter-commerce-travel-in-pe...

Shippers divert cargo, airlines cancel flights following Iranian missile attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq

Saudi Tanker Group Halts Strait Of Hormuz Route
Tsvetana Paraskova - Jan 08, 2020 https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Saudi-Tanker-Group-Ha...

Oil Tanker Stocks Are Key Beneficiaries Of Tension In The Middle East
Jim Collins Jan 7, 2020 https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimcollins/2020/01/07/oil-tanker-stocks-are...

Charting the 2020 maritime regulatory landscape
09/01/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/charting-the-2020-maritime-regulato...

5 crew injured, 1 died, on board of offshore ship transported by heavy lift ship UPDATE
Mikhail Voytenko January 8, 2020 https://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/08/5-crew-injured-1-died-on-board-o...

Vietnam Shipbuilding Capabilities in the Headlines With Patrol Vessel Deliveries to Nigeria
Prashanth Parameswaran January 09, 2020 https://thediplomat.com/2020/01/vietnam-shipbuilding-capabilities-in-the...

The developments highlight Hanoi’s ongoing ambitions to increase the global reach of its shipbuilding capabilities.

Korean heavylift firms fined for collusion
Sam Chambers January 8th, 2020 https://splash247.com/korean-heavylift-firms-fined-for-collusion/

Local heavylift players in Korea have received fines for colluding in bidding for projects for the nation’s largest shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

Dongbang, CJ Logistics, Shebang, Global, KCTC and Korea Logistics have been fined a total of KRW6.84bn ($5.87m) for colluding to raise prices for HHI over a 14-year period.

Fire hits Pemex offshore platform, three injured
Jason Jiang January 8th, 2020 https://splash247.com/fire-hits-pemex-offshore-platform-three-injured/

Mexican state energy company Pemex has announced that a fire broke out on its Akal-C 6 platform yesterday, causing injury to three workers.

The fire was put out by the personnel on the platform about one hour later, with two OSVs near the platform also participated in the firefighting operations.