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Cosco takes control of Hainan Harbor and Shipping Holding
Jason Jiang May 16th, 2019 https://splash247.com/cosco-takes-control-of-hainan-harbor-and-shipping-...

Chinese state-run shipping conglomerate Cosco is going to take control of Hainan Harbor and Shipping Holding as part of the government’s plan to restructure shipping and port assets in Hainan province.

Creditor goes after Shanghai Bestway’s Dajin Heavy shares
Jason Jiang May 17th, 2019 https://splash247.com/creditor-goes-after-shanghai-bestways-dajin-heavy-...

Financially troubled ship design and shipbuilding company Shanghai Bestway Marine & Energy Technology has announced that China Great Wall Asset Management has filed a lawsuit against the company over a debt dispute.

New survey from ICS and ECSA paints positive picture for seafarer internet access
16/05/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/new-survey-from-ics-and-ecsa-paints...

Stakeholders laud Marina effort in ‘White List’
RAFFY AYENG May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/stakeholders-laud-marina-effort-in-white-lis...

Maritime stakeholders, particularly manning agencies, lauded the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) for its continuing efforts to maintain the country’s reputation as the leading provider of maritime professionals and securing our spot in the International Maritime Organization’s”(IMO) White List”.

Fire on ship off Spain's Mallorca mostly extinguished: rescuers
May 15, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-ship-fire/cargo-ship-on-fire-ne...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish emergency services have largely put out a fire aboard a vehicle transport ship off the island of Mallorca after some of the crew were airlifted to safety earlier on Wednesday.

North Korea says the US stole it’s cargo ship, demands its return
Kim Gamel/Stars and Stripes May 15, 2019 https://warisboring.com/north-korea-says-the-us-stole-its-cargo-ship-dem...

North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of “robbery” for seizing a cargo ship and demanded the vessel’s return in the latest sign of rising tensions that threaten to scuttle nuclear talks.

Intl congress for PH seafarers, families set
May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/intl-congress-for-ph-seafarers-families-set/...

The Philippines is the largest supplier of seafarers globally, out of the 1.6 million seafarers on internationally trading merchant ships. The country is also the second biggest contributor of maritime officers, according to the International Chamber of Shipping.

ISWAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROGER HARRIS: Promoting social justice at sea
YASHIKA F. TORIB May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/promoting-social-justice-at-sea/554928/

Globetrotting lifestyle. Adventure-filled job. Lucrative career offers. These are some of the common reasons why thousands of young men and women flock to maritime institutions every year with high hopes of working onboard ships and making it big in the global maritime industry.

Marino party-list expected to take 2 seats in Congress
GENIVI FACTAO May 15, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/marino-party-list-expected-to-take-2-seats-i...

The Marino party-list, an organization of Filipino seafarers, is expected to have two seats in Congress, thanks to the endorsement of President Duterte.

Seafarers and Hernia
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO |May 14,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/234009/seafarers-and-hernia

Hernia is considered as one of the common seafarer’s illness as lifting heavy weight is a normal part of daily routine on board the vessel.

A five-year study by Dr Nicomedes Cruz, a Manila-based surgeon, of the causes of medical repatriation among Filipino seafarers revealed that inguinal hernia ranked fifth as the most common illness out of the 5,315 seafarers studied.