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The best and worst performing dry bulk companies
June 19th, 2019 https://splash247.com/the-best-and-worst-performing-dry-bulk-companies/

Maritime advisors Liengaard & Roschmann has published its Vesselindex Performance Report 2019, ranking the best performing listed dry bulk companies. Belships, Pangaea and Thoresen come out on top. The team explain the results to Splash readers today in their drive to make the sector more transparent for investors.

Recto Bank ‘mishap:’ Duterte remark disappoints Filipino skipper
Daphne Galvez - June 18, 2019

MANILA, Philippines — The captain of a Philippine fishing boat that was reportedly rammed and abandoned by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea said on Tuesday that he was saddened by the remark of President Rodrigo Duterte who stated that the incident was only a “little maritime accident.”

In a speech on Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte finally spoke up about the issue, saying that politicians are just making the situation worse.

'I told my daughter I'd be home': long ordeal ends for crew stranded at sea
17 June 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jun/17/long-ordeal-e...

'I told my daughter I'd be home': long ordeal ends for crew stranded at sea

Abandoned at sea in desperate conditions for 18 months, the MV Azraqmoiah’s crew have finally been reunited with their families

Maritime industry roiled by tanker attacks
Agence France Presse 18/06/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-industry-roiled-by-tanker-...

The tanker attacks in the Gulf have roiled the maritime industry, with key players urging restraint over fears over the safety of a key shipping lane.

OFW remittances hit $10.8B in Jan-April
MAYVELIN U. CARABALLO June 18, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/ofw-remittances-hit-10-8b-in-jan-april/571040/

MONEY sent home by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached $10.811 billion in the first four months of 2019, a 3.7-percent increase from $10.426 billion in the same period last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported on Monday.

Cargo ship catches fire in Recto Bank
DEMPSEY REYES AND RAFFY AYENG June 18, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/cargo-ship-catches-fire-in-recto-bank/571071/

A car-carrier vessel bound for Batangas has been on fire since late Saturday near Recto (Reed) Bank, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Monday.

Duterte breaks silence on sinking of PH boat: ‘It’s a little maritime accident’
Nestor Corrales -June 17, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1131245/duterte-breaks-silence-on-sinking-...

ANGLEY POINT, Cavite — President Rodrigo Duterte broke his silence on the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea and called it a “little maritime accident.”

Cosco signs collective labor agreements with Greek workers
13 June 2019 https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/06/13/cosco-signs-collective-labor-agree...

Chinese state-owned shipping and logistics services supplier company Cosco, owner of Piraeus Port Organization (OLP) signed a new three year collective labor agreement on Wednesday.

Arrests over Grande Europa cargo ship fire
2019-06-15 https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2019/06/15/55755/arrests...

Officers from the Guardia Civil's criminal police in Palma went to Valencia on Friday and placed various individuals under arrest in connection with last month's fire on the Grande Europa cargo ship.

S. Korean cargo ship rescues all crew members of Norwegian tanker in Gulf of Oman
Jun 13, 2019 - http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190613000751

A cargo ship owned by South Korean shipping firm Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. rescued all 23 crew members of the Norwegian tanker Front Altair, which was on fire in the Gulf of Oman, the Korean company said Thursday.