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Extra pay for any crew attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Sam Chambers August 13th, 2019 https://splash247.com/extra-pay-for-any-crew-attacked-in-strait-of-hormuz/

Crew attacked in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz will get bonus pay and doubled death and disability compensation after the the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) designated the area a temporary extended risk zone.

Empowering Women in the Maritime Community
Baibhav Mishra - August 13, 2019 https://seanews.co.uk/features/empowering-women-in-the-maritime-community/

​There is ample evidence that countries with more gender equality have better economic growth. Today, women represent only two percent of the world’s 1.2 million seafarers and 94 percent of female seafarers are working in the cruise industry.

Near three-year nightmare at sea ends for last abandoned sailors off Dubai coast
Nick Webster Aug 9, 2019 https://www.thenational.ae/uae/near-three-year-nightmare-at-sea-ends-for...

Final four crew brought ashore after 34 months due to safety fears for tanker anchored off emirate

One seafarer missing after fire on supply vessel in Bay of Bengal
Nidaa Bakhsh 12 Aug 2019

A single crew member has been reported missing after an explosion and fire on the anchor-handling tug-cum-supply vessel Coastal Jaguar in the Bay of Bengal. The crew members were said to have jumped into the sea to avoid the flames

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Maritime industry must open up about cyber crime
Georgie Furness-Smith 12 Aug 2019 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1128745/Maritime-i...

While it may be easy for shipmanagers to bury their heads in the sand regarding the likelihood of a cyber attack, they should approach cyber security as an integral part of overall safety management

Chinese yard supremo denies monopoly concerns
Jason Jiang August 12th, 2019 https://splash247.com/chinese-yard-supremo-denies-monopoly-concerns/

One of China’s most senior shipbuilding executives has claimed the mega merger between the country’s top two yard groups will not create a monopoly, as likely anti-trust reviews hove into view.

US ro-ro cargo ship fire, San Francisco
NIKOLAY TORKIN August 13, 2019 http://maritimebulletin.net/2019/08/13/us-ro-ro-cargo-ship-fire-san-fran...

Fire Erupts on APL Containership Off India
August 12, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/fire-erupts-on-apl-containership-off-india/?utm_cam...

By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Fire has swept through several containers aboard the APL Le Havre just days after carriers announced they would impose heavy fines on misdeclared dangerous goods.

Coast Guard, Marina urged to conduct regular vessel inspection
MERLINDA A. PEDROSA August 12, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1818332

BACOLOD City Councilor Bartolome Orola urged the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to regularly inspect the conditions of all sea vessels plying the waters of Bacolod.

Magellan, Elcano and the first circumnavigation of the globe — the 500th anniversary
August 10 2019

A crew set off into the unknown on what turned out to be a three-year voyage plagued by starvation, scurvy and mutiny, writes Isabella Bengoechea

Today, a small group of volunteers will embark in a sailing boat from Seville on a three-year journey to commemorate one of the most momentous events in history.