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Liner lobbying group urges IMO to create alternative fuel research body
Sam Chambers September 18th, 2019 https://splash247.com/liner-lobbying-group-urges-imo-to-create-alternati...

13 Myanmarese crewmen rescued from capsized cargo ship off Keelung
2019/09/19 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201909190012.aspx

Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) All the crew of the Sierra Leone-registered cargo vessel JI Shun, which capsized in waters off Keelung, have been rescued, the National Rescue Command Center (NRCC) said Thursday.

The ship, which had embarked from China, issued a distress call at around 5 a.m. Thursday after taking on water off Keelung, according to the center.

DOLE proposes own version of Department of OFWs
Daphne Galvez September 18, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1166320/dole-proposes-own-version-of-depar...

OECD: Shipping subsidies failing taxpayers
18 Sept 2019 https://container-mag.com/2019/09/18/oecd-shipping-subsidies-failing-tax...

A new study released by the OECD and the International Transport Forum (ITF) has claimed that the current system of direct and indirect maritime subsidies is failing taxpayers.

How will IMO 2020 impact shipping in the Middle East?
Alan Gelder September 19, 2019 https://gulfnews.com/business/how-will-imo-2020-impact-shipping-in-the-m...

The pricing environment for compliant bunker fuels will be volatile over the coming months

The new IMO regulations will come into force in three months’ time. However, the need for shipowners to be compliant on January 1, 2020, means they need to take action now.

Live Animal Export: Running out of options
Dr Lynn Simpson September 19th, 2019 https://splash247.com/live-animal-export-running-out-of-options/

Dr Lynn Simpson looks at the South African livestock trades.

UK flag slides out of the world’s top 20 list
Sam Chambers September 18th, 2019 https://splash247.com/uk-flag-slides-out-of-the-worlds-top-20-list/

The embattled UK Ship Register has dropped out of the world’s top 20 list of flag states by size for the first time since records began.

AP Analysis: Saudi oil attack part of dangerous new pattern
JON GAMBRELL September 17, 2019 https://www.apnews.com/c92741f2c8f9414a9dbccc5f7a8e2470

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia’s vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that’s emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues as to who launched them.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seize oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
September 17, 2019 https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20190917-irans-islamic-revolutionary-g...

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized on Monday an oil tanker with 11 people on board flying the UAE flag.

Ship captain seeks Marina’s action on outrigger complaint
September 18, 2019

A ship captain and a maritime advocate said he has forewarned the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) many years ago about the stability of outriggers that could have avoided sea accident, but his recommendation has fallen on deaf ears.

Capt. Edwin M. Itable, saddened by the Guimaras sea tragedy, wrote to the Presidential Complaint Center (PCC) on August 15, to report that he has already called the attention of Marina as early as 2015.