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Older, gas-guzzling box ships bound for scrapyards as IMO 2020 looms

Wed, 03/20/2019 - 09:07 — helmsman

Older, gas-guzzling box ships bound for scrapyards as IMO 2020 looms
Mike Wackett 19/03/2019 https://theloadstar.com/older-gas-guzzling-box-ships-bound-for-scrapyard...

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Container ship capsized, sank in Iranian port; 'lack of coordination between the ship’s officer and the contractor for loading and unloading' maybe the reason

Wed, 03/20/2019 - 08:58 — helmsman

Container ship capsized, sank in Iranian port
Mikhail Voytenko March 19, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/03/19/container-ship-capsized-sank-in-...

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DOHLE SEAFRONT (MANILA) CHIEF IRIS BAGUILAT: Overcoming barriers to leadership and influence

Wed, 03/20/2019 - 08:53 — helmsman

DOHLE SEAFRONT (MANILA) CHIEF IRIS BAGUILAT
Overcoming barriers to leadership and influence
YASHIKA F. TORIB March 20, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/overcoming-barriers-to-leadership-and-influe...

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‘Inquire rescued seafarers on ship fire accident’

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 11:16 — helmsman

‘Inquire rescued seafarers on ship fire accident’
March 18, 2019 https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/inquire-rescued-seafarers-o...

6 were killed, 6 others were missing in the accident that took place off Russian coast

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Filipino seafarers ship dwelling 6.14 bln USD in 2018

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 11:05 — helmsman

Filipino seafarers ship dwelling 6.14 bln USD in 2018
Xinhua 18/03/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/filipino-seafarers-ship-dwelling-6-...

Filipino seafarers onboard foreign ocean-going vessels sent home a record amount of 6.14 billion U.S. dollars through the banking system in 2018, up 4.6 percent or 270 million U.S. dollars from the 5.87 billion U.S. dollars recorded in 2017, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives said.

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Locsin to CHEd: Check maritime schools

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 11:02 — helmsman

Seafarers hit Marina for placing jobs at risk
RAFFY AYENG March 19, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/seafarers-hit-marina-for-placing-jobs-at-ris...

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Locsin to CHEd: Check maritime schools

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. urged Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) Chairman Prospero “Popoy” de Vera Jr. to promote the welfare of Filipino seafarers by tapping respectable auditors in checking the country’s maritime schools.

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Sinopec chemical tanker explodes on Yangtze River, one missing

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 10:59 — helmsman

Sinopec chemical tanker explodes on Yangtze River, one missing
Jason JiangMarch 18th, 2019 https://splash247.com/sinopec-chemical-tanker-explodes-on-yangtze-river-...

Chemical tanker Chuan Wei 5 suffered an explosion onboard while on the Yangtze River on Friday night.

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New Silk Road: How the largest infrastructure project ever is changing the world

Tue, 03/19/2019 - 10:56 — helmsman

New Silk Road: How the largest infrastructure project ever is changing the world
18/03/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/new-silk-road-how-the-largest-infra...

The Chinese plan to spend around $1 trillion on their “Belt and Road Initiative” in order to expand and control the transport routes for Chinese export goods. There is still a lot of potential for growth, particularly on overland routes. But it is meeting with some resistance.