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'Agree on a deal that May can seal': UK shipping industry calls for lawmakers to stop arguing over Brexit
Reuters Jan 28, 2019 https://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-agree-on-a-deal-that-may-can-seal-...

China’s Crackdown on Pollution a Boon to World’s Shipbuilders
Kyunghee Park January 28, 2019 https://gcaptain.com/chinas-crackdown-on-pollution-a-boon-to-worlds-ship...

(Bloomberg) — The world’s biggest shipbuilder sees China’s cleanup of its smoggy skies lifting prices of the vessels this year.

Duty Free PH announces 5% discount for seafarers
Analou De Vera January 27, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/27/duty-free-ph-announces-5-discount-for-...

The Duty Free Philippine Corporation (DFPC) said that seafarers can avail of a five-percent discount at the DFPC Fiestamall in Paranaque City.

Through the Seafarer Shopping Privilege Program, seafarers can avail of the discounts on chocolates, liquor, wines, cigarettes, among others.

Halifax fire crews extinguish early morning blaze aboard docked vessel
28 Jan 2019 https://www.halifaxtoday.ca/local-news/halifax-fire-crews-extinguish-ear...

Halifax-area firefighters spent Sunday morning putting out a fire at a docked ship near a former oil refinery

Halifax-area firefighters spent Sunday morning putting out a fire at a docked ship near a former oil refinery.

Hapag-Lloyd declares general average on burnt Yantian Express
Sam Chambers January 28th, 2019 https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-declares-general-average-on-burnt-yant...

Hapag-Lloyd has declared general average on its burnt-out 7,500 teu boxship, Yantian Express.

In an update to clients on Friday, the German carrier also revealed that the ship is now being towed to the Bahamas rather than the earlier stated destination of Halifax on Canada’s eastern seaboard.

China still leading in global shipbuilding industry
28/01/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-still-leading-in-global-shipb...

China maintained its top position in the global shipbuilding industry last year, an association said.

Denmark identifies cyber threats in its maritime sector
28/01/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/denmark-identifies-cyber-threats-in...

Virtual and augmented reality to be used for seafarer training
24 January 2019 https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-24/virtual-and-augmented-reality-to-be-...

The UK maritime industry is to use virtual and augmented reality in seafarer training as part of Government plans to innovate in the sector.

One year of the Seafarers Happiness Index – What have we learned?
25/01/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/one-year-of-the-seafarers-happiness...

The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new website for its ongoing Seafarers Happiness Index, a seafarer welfare survey designed to monitor and benchmark seafarer satisfaction levels across the industry.

Remarkable growth of 42.3 pc in seafarer jobs
January 25, 2019 https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/remarkable-growth-of-...

India provides 9.35 per cent of seafarers globally and ranks third in the list of largest seafarer supplying nation to world maritime industry, the Central government said on Friday.