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Cargo ship capsized, 5 crew rescued, 10 missing
Mikhail Voytenko January 2, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/02/cargo-ship-capsized-5-crew-rescu...

Public warned away from ship containers lost off Dutch coast
2019-01-02 https://www.news24.com/World/News/public-warned-away-from-ship-container...

Dutch authorities are warning the public to stay away from some of the 270 containers that a cargo ship lost off the northern coast of the Netherlands because they contained a hazardous chemical.

One Dead, 10 Missing After Cargo Vessel Sinks in East China Sea - Reports
02.01.2019 https://sputniknews.com/asia/201901021071160562-cargo-vessel-sinks/

The London, a cargo vessel, left the port of the Taiwanese city Gaosyun and sank under unclear circumstances 90 nautical miles east of the Chinese city Taizhou Yuhuan.

Five maritime technology trends in 2019
Anil Prabha 3 January 2019 https://techhq.com/2019/01/five-maritime-technology-trends-in-2019/

The maritime industry looks towards an evolution of Artificial Intelligence, autonomous technologies, Internet of Things systems, cybersecurity and even 'dynamic digital twin' modelling.

Waves and tides
Michael L. Tan 2 Jan 2018 https://opinion.inquirer.net/118577/waves-and-tides

Our relationship with the seas has been ambivalent. We love the seas, a source of livelihood and of life itself, but often enough, the seas bring out, even incite, a wide range of emotions. I think immediately of the anxiety and trepidation of women left behind, and of their sorrow and grief when men do not return.

China, Samoa and debt-for-equity swaps
Stewart Firth 1 January 2019 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/01/01/china-samoa-and-debt-for-equity-...

Ship with crew of 10 stranded since August finally berthed
stephanie lee 1 Jan 2019 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/01/ship-with-crew-of-10-s...

KOTA KINABALU: Ten foreign crewmen stranded in a faulty vessel with limited food, water and electricity supply since August in waters off Pulau Gaya near here were finally able to see improvements in living condition beginning with New Year’s Day.

Ferry caught in storm, cargo shift, Java sea
Mikhail Voytenko December 31, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/31/ferry-caught-in-storm-cargo-shif...

Five technologies to transform maritime in 2019
Martyn Wingrove 01 Jan 2019

Shipping is just beginning to reap some of the benefits in operational efficiency improvements, emissions and expenditure reductions, safer navigation and regulatory compliance that digitalisation has to offer.

Digital momentum is building within the industry along with a push to achieve greater levels of autonomy, full adoption of artificial intelligence, crewless ships, blockchain-controlled logistics and integrated ship-port operations.

2019 will be a good year
Susan V. Ople - January 2, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019-will-be-a-good-year/