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Talk of 3 more years for SCS code a betrayal of Asean
The Manila Times Editorial August 02, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/talk-of-3-more-years-for-scs-code-a-betrayal...

WHEN the summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) took place in Bangkok last June, the meetings, perhaps not surprisingly, said almost nothing about the dispute between Asean nations and China in the South China Sea.

Passenger dressed as a clown causes mass brawl on cruise ship, witnesses say
Helena Cavendish de Moura and Susanna Capelouto, July 28, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/28/uk/cruise-ship-brawl-uk-gbr-scli-intl...

(CNN)A mass brawl broke out on a British cruise ship Friday morning, leaving several people injured and others confined to their cabins for the rest of their journey, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to CNN affiliate ITV news.

K-Line Convicted and Fined $24 Million for Past Cartel Activity
2019-08-02 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/k-line-convicted-and-fined-24...

An Australian court has convicted K-Line of criminal cartel conduct and ordered it to pay a fine of $24 million, adding to the long string of convictions that certain ro/ro lines have accumulated in connection with an alleged price-fixing scheme dating from the late 1990s through 2012.

‘Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet’
The Manila Times July 31, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/sustainable-shipping-for-a-sustainable-plane...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet” has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020.

11 dead as 3 boats capsize off Iloilo
Jennifer Rendon August 4, 2019 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/08/04/1940440/11-dead-3-boats-ca...

MANILA, Philippines — Monsoon rains pounded Metro Manila and other parts of the country from Central Luzon to the Visayas yesterday, leaving at least 11 people dead as three boats capsized in rough seas in Iloilo.

Permanently disability and Seafarer’s Record Book / Identity Document
Dennis Gorecho - August 3, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/permanently-disability-and-seafarers-record-bo...

THE ISSUANCE or renewal of the Seafarer’s Record Book (SRB) and Seafarer’s Identity Document (SID) is now dependent on the medical fitness of a seafarer, specifically concerning permanently disabled seafarers.

PCG checking cargo vessel that ran aground off Talisay, Cebu
August 3, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/703339/pcg-checking-cargo-v...

Environmental protection unit and safety inspectors on Saturday morning rushed to the vicinity where a foreign cargo vessel ran aground in Lauis Ledge Light House waters off Talisay Cebu.

Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers pushed in House
RAFFY AYENG August 02, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/magna-carta-of-filipino-seafarers-pushed-in-...

Party-list congressmen Eric Go Yap, Jocelyn Pua Tulfo and Rowena Niña Taduran have filed House Bill (HB) 3282, which pushes a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.

Container ship collided with ferry in Strait of Gibraltar UPDATE Photos
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 1, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/07/31/container-ship-collided-with-fer...

Aug 1: Both ships suffered serious damages. Ferry stb stern above waterline was smashed, container ship suffered portside bow breach, also above waterline.

Shipping industry under threat in Strait of Hormuz
03/08/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-under-threat-in-s...

Recent attacks on a number of vessels and the seizure of a British- registered tanker undermine the right of transit passage and threaten the maritime security of all ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a report said.