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Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel
06/05/2019

“Prepare crews for PSC spot sampling of ships’ fuel”. This may seem like pretty minor advice at a time when shipowners are in the midst of preparing their fleets and crews for compliance with the 2020 global sulphur cap. Onboard spot sampling of ships’ fuel is nothing new. Since the 0.10% sulphur cap entered into force in EU ports and the designated ECAs, spot sampling and analysis of ships’ fuel have been common as a means for port state control (PSC) to verify the actual sulphur content of the fuel in use.

3 men winched from cargo ship suffer serious burns
https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2854455/3-men-winched-from-c...

Three Chinese crew member have been winched off a cargo ship 30 miles off Lizard Point after they suffered significant burns following an explosion on board

HM Coastguard's search and rescue helicopter from Newquay was sent yesterday afternoon.

Fast-growing maritime industries become new economic engine
Ni Hongzhang 2019/5/5 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1148546.shtml

In 2018, China's total maritime economy reached 8.3 trillion yuan ($1.2 trillion), surpassing Mexico's GDP that year and ranking 15th in the world for maritime economy size. China has become one of the world's major maritime economies after years of development. However, compared with developed countries, China still has a long way to go to become a leading marine power.

Climate advocates split over shipping speed limits
Megan Darby 06/05/2019 https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/05/06/climate-advocates-split-shi...

A go-slow at sea would cut fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions fast, but there are concerns it would delay a permanent shift to cleaner technology and fuels

Two Ilonggo seafarers stricken with malaria
Emme Rose Santiagudo April 16, 2019 https://thedailyguardian.net/local-news/two-ilonggo-seafarers-stricken-w...

TWO seafarers from Iloilo province were diagnosed with an “imported” type of malaria, according to the Department Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-6.

The two seafarers are the first two cases in the region in 2019.

Panamanian ship held in Busan for alleged ship-to-ship transfers of oil to N.K.
May 04, 2019 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190503008100325

Mega container ship troubled in Piraeus
STEPAN KOTCHERGA May 1, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/05/01/mega-container-ship-troubled-in-...

The seafarers’ votes and the party-list system
Dennis Gorecho May 4, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/the-seafarers-votes-and-the-party-list-system/

THE VOTES of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), both land-based and sea-based, are being courted by groups aiming political seats through the party-list representation.

Around 134 groups vie for 59 seats allotted for the party-list in the House of Representatives.

PH asserts position in IMO White List
Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat May 2, 2019 https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/05/02/ph-asserts-position-in-imo-white-l...

The Philippines, through the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), asserted its position in the revised “White List” of Parties to the STCW Convention, a list of countries that are compliant with the standards set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

How ‘flags of convenience’ have shrunk Australia’s merchant fleet
Peter van Duyn May 2, 2019 http://theconversation.com/how-flags-of-convenience-have-shrunk-australi...

In movies about ships, a crew feverishly changing their vessel’s name and flag to avoid detection is a common tactic. Nothing so simple could work in reality, right?