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2018: A Year to Remember or to Forget for Shipping?
29/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/2018-a-year-to-remember-or-to-forge...

‘Asean firms stand to gain from US-China trade war’
December 29, 2018 https://businessmirror.com.ph/asean-firms-stand-to-gain-from-us-china-tr...

THE Philippines and other Asean member-states could benefit from the ongoing trade war between China and the US, but stakeholders must act now to take advantage of opportunities.

Using Big Data to Transform Digital Navigation
Thomas Mellor 2018-12-28 https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/using-big-data-to-transform-di...

This year, the maritime industry witnessed an important milestone in safety and situational awareness at sea, with the introduction of an ADMIRALTY high-density contour Electronic Navigational Chart (HD-ENC) for the UK’s Bristol Channel.

Nalzaro: Marina should impose maritime laws
BOBBY G. NALZARO June 16, 2017 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/148072/

IS the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) really exercising its mandate to closely monitor all vessels and implement safety standards and regulations? I ask this question because we have been hearing reports about some passenger and cargo vessels not arriving on time in their destinations because of engine trouble.

13 rescued after cargo ship runs aground in East China Sea
Xinhua| 2018-12-28 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-12/28/c_137704719.htm

SHANGHAI, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- All 13 crew on a cargo ship were rescued as of 9:15 a.m. Friday after the ship ran aground in East China Sea, according to the Donghai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport.

At least 15,000 stranded in ports due to ‘Usman’
Daphne Galvez - December 28, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067113/at-least-15000-stranded-in-ports-d...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing cruise ship crew member
Lisa J. Huriash 27 Dec 2018 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-ne-coast-guard-two-searches...
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The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for a Royal Caribbean crew member who went overboard off the Harmony of the Seas about 270 miles from Puerto Rico.

Arron Hough, 20, of the United Kingdom went overboard on Christmas Day, the Coast Guard said.

Major container ships collision at Nansha port, watch VIDEO
Mikhail VoytenkoNewsDecember 26, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/26/major-container-ships-collision-...

Finding More Ways to Capitalize on Digitalization
Derek Novak 2018-12-26 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/finding-more-ways-to-capit...

The adoption of “smart” technology – for both equipment and systems – will escalate across the maritime sector in 2019, even if the verifiable benefits of the projects that start this year will take longer to emerge.

How Cargo Ships Can Go Green
28/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/how-cargo-ships-can-go-green/

Shipping is the lifeblood of global commerce — more than 80 percent of world trade goes by water. But the industry is also an environmental menace, producing as much carbon dioxide annually as Germany.