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South Korea to scrap tanker suspected of violating North Korean sanctions
Jason Jiang June 21st, 2019 https://splash247.com/south-korea-to-scrap-tanker-suspected-of-violating...

South Korea has decided to scrap a 2,000 dwt oil tanker, suspected of breaching UN sanctions against North Korea, at the request of the ship’s owner, South Korea media Yonhap reports.

Shipping tech finally has its ‘moment’ – can it get it right?
Avatar Greg Miller 23 June 2019 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipping-tech-startups-have-their-mome...

Maritime Innovation Insights MII Research For The Maritime Industry
24/06/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-innovation-insights-mii-re...

Marina, Coast Guard wrap up probe into Recto Bank incident
June 22, 2019

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade says the results of the investigation were submitted to Malacañang on Thursday, June 20

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine authorities have completed their investigation into the Recto Bank (Reed Bank) incident, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Saturday, June 22.

Tugade confirmed this in an interview with reporters on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand.

India: Shipping Ministry to focus on training more seafarers: Minister
20/06/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/india-shipping-ministry-to-focus-on...

Creating job potential by increasing the number of seafarers will be one of the priority areas for the Shipping Ministry, said Mansukhlal Mandaviya, Minister of Shipping (Independent Charge).

How China Weaponized the Global Supply Chain
Christopher R. O'Dea June 20, 2019 https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2019/07/08/how-china-weaponized-...

Ports, containers, and the Internet are now means for Beijing to project power

The world's largest shipping firm has altered its route through the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
Sam Meredith Jun 20 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/20/iran-ap-moller-maesrk-has-altered-its-ro...

19 new roro routes
Choy Gallarde - June 22, 2019 https://negroschronicle.com/19-new-roro-routes/

Out of the present 140 roro vessel routes nationwide, there are 19 new roro ports operational shortly that links the entire Philippine Nautical Highway a pet project of former President and House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

War Risk Insurance Spirals Higher for Middle East Tankers
Alex Longley, Sheela Tobben, and Ann Koh June 15, 2019

Oil tanker owners face spiraling insurance costs to load cargoes from the world’s largest crude-export region after the latest round of attacks on vessels.

War risk premiums that owners pay each time they go to the Persian Gulf have now surged to at least $185,000 for supertankers, according to people with knowledge of the market. They rose to $50,000 after the attacks a month ago.

Maritime bodies, PDEA vow to stop drug smuggling
RAFFY AYENG June 22, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/maritime-bodies-pdea-vow-to-stop-drug-smuggl...

THE country’s maritime regulators — Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) — have entered into an agreement with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in securing key private and public seaports to stop the entry and exit of illegal drugs.