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Filipino seafarer abducted off Cotonou is dead
Jite Eriabie Dec 17, 2019 https://shipsandports.com.ng/filipino-seafarer-abducted-off-cotonou-is-d...

Three of the four crew members of an oil tanker, Elka Aristotle, kidnapped off Lome in November, have been released, while the fourth, a Filipino national, has died.

Managers of the Greek-flagged vessel, European Products Carriers, confirmed the development.

Christmas rush: Over 24,000 passengers troop to seaports
Krissy Aguilar - December 17, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1202375/fwd-pcg-more-than-24000-passengers...

MANILA, Philippines — More than 24,000 passengers trooped to various seaports nationwide ahead of Christmas Day next week, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Tuesday.

Cruise ship captain in May's deadly Danube crash re-arrested
ASSOCIATED PRESS December 16, 2019 https://www.stripes.com/news/europe/cruise-ship-captain-in-may-s-deadly-...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The cruise ship captain involved in a May collision with a sightseeing boat on the Danube River in which 28 people were killed has been rearrested over concerns he may try to flee before his trial, Hungarian prosecutors said Monday.

Charges readied vs foreign vessel over ‘damage’ to corals
Eva Visperas - December 17, 2019 - https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/12/17/1977544/charges-readied-vs-fo...

BOLINAO, Pangasinan, Philippines — The municipal government of Bolinao is ready to file charges against the owner of a foreign vessel that ran aground off the coastal waters of Barangay Patar last week.

Ship owner charged with fraudulently claiming Swiss state funds
December 16, 2019 https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/merchant-navy-scam_ship-owner-charged-with-...

Switzerland has filed charges against a ship owner for allegedly submitting fraudulent claims for state financing guarantees. The 66-year-old is accused of inflating the construction and purchase prices of vessels to unfairly win a bigger credit facility from the Swiss state.

U.S. Coast Guard responds to engine room fire on Canadian cargo ship
Dec 16, 2019 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/us-coast-guard-engine-room-fire-t...

The 195-metre Tecumseh is currently anchored near Windsor

The U.S. Coast Guard responded to an engine room fire that began on the Canadian cargo vessel Tecumseh.

Media Releases: Personal Remittances Hit US$3 Billion in October 2019 and Reach US$27.6 Billion for January - October 2019
12.16.2019 http://www.bsp.gov.ph/publications/media.asp?id=5237

Personal remittances of Overseas Filipinos (OFs)1 reached US$3 billion in October 2019, a 7.7 percent increase from US$2.8 billion in October 2018. On a year-to-date basis (January-October), remittances grew by 4.3 percent to US$27.6 billion, higher than last year’s level of US$26.5 billion.

Pirates Abduct Twenty Indian Seafarers Off Togo
2019-12-15 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/pirates-abduct-twenty-indian-...

Cargo vessel sinks after collision with launch
December 16, 2019 https://www.thedailystar.net/city/news/cargo-vessel-sinks-after-collisio...

A cargo vessel transporting cement clinker from Chattogram capsized in the Kirtonkhola river after colliding with a passenger launch near Barishal River Port around 10:30pm yesterday.

China’s first autonomous cargo ship completes trial voyage
Jason Jiang December 16th, 2019 https://splash247.com/chinas-first-autonomous-cargo-ship-completes-trial...

China’s autonomous ship development has reached a major milestone with the country’s first autonomous cargo ship Jin Dou Yun 0 Hao completing its first ever trial voyage in Zhuhai yesterday.