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NBI sues 12 over Marina papers leak
Marc Jayson Cayabyab April 7, 2019 -https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/04/07/1907898/nbi-sues-12-over-mari...

IMO to clamp down on fake ship registrations
Sam Chambers April 5th, 2019 https://splash247.com/imo-to-clamp-down-on-fake-ship-registrations/

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is preparing to crack down on substandard ship registries and the issue of illegal ship registration.

Ship’s crane collapsed, two dockers killed, Indonesia
NIKOLAY TORKIN April 6, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/04/06/ships-crane-collapsed-two-docker...

Cargo ship at Hartlepool developed heavy list, crew went ashore
Erofey Schkvarkin April 5, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/04/05/cargo-ship-at-hartlepool-develop...

Tuberculosis among seafarers
Dennis Gorecho - April 6, 2019 https://www.panaynews.net/tuberculosis-among-seafarers/

SEAFARERS, by the nature of their work, are exposed to a variety of occupational hazards, making exposure to biological agents and the concomitant risk of communicable diseases extremely high.

Because of their nature of work, seafarers are bound to visit many ports in different parts of the world and are thus exposed to various pandemic and epidemic diseases such as tuberculosis.

New guidance on arrested and detained vessels and abandoned seafarers
05/04/2019 https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-podcast-hour/audio/201...

Container ship crew combat loneliness with karaoke
From The Podcast Hour, 16 March 2019 https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/the-podcast-hour/audio/201...

Microsoft buys into maritime artificial intelligence
Sam Chambers April 5th, 2019 https://splash247.com/microsoft-buys-into-maritime-artificial-intelligence/

Microsoft is moving into the world of maritime artificial intelligence, backing an American platform, Nautilus, that is among the leaders in the emerging tech domain.

Shipping gets its own Geneva Declaration
Sam Chambers April 5th, 2019 https://splash247.com/shipping-gets-its-own-geneva-declaration/

ICC International Chamber of Commerce : Brands, maritime operators and US law enforcement seek to stop maritime transportation of counterfeits
05/04/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/icc-international-chamber-of-commer...