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OECD calls for the European Commission to step in amid liner monopoly fears
Sam Chambers November 2nd, 2018 https://splash247.com/oecd-calls-for-the-european-commission-to-step-in-...

Is the Arctic set to become a main shipping route?
02/11/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/is-the-arctic-set-to-become-a-main-...

Climate change is increasingly opening up the Northwest Passage, an Arctic sea route north of the Canadian mainland.

Could it herald an era of more cargo shipping around the top of the world?

EUROPE: Changes at the top at Maritime UK
https://www.bunkerspot.com/europe/46967-europe-changes-at-the-top-at-mar...

Harry Theochari, global head of transport at law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, is to succeed Carnival UK’s David Dingle as Chair of Maritime UK, while Sarah Kenny, CEO of BMT, will take up the role of Vice Chair.

Seamen “Riroil-2”, Who Are on a Hunger Strike, Will be Paid by Salary Company Palmali
November 1, 2018 http://www.maritimeherald.com/2018/seamen-riroil-2-who-are-on-a-hunger-s...

ITAR-TASS: Seamen of the vessel “Riroil-2” of the Turkish company Palmali, who had earlier declared a hunger strike, receive food and do not lead a protest action. They will be paid wage arrears, said Rauf Aliyev, Vice President for Control and Audit at Palmali.

Maritime braces for the next cyber breach
Michael Juliano November 1st, 2018 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/1599949/maritime-braces-for-th...

Security experts warn that a much more damaging incident than the AP Moller-Maersk NotPetya attack could be just around the corner

It has not happened yet, but the experts warn that it is coming. The Big One — the worst-case cyber-attack on the shipping industry.

Hijackings proliferate around West Africa
Sam Chambers November 1st, 2018 https://splash247.com/hijackings-proliferate-around-west-africa/

Details are emerging of further West African hijackings, this time further south than other recent incidents.

What’s killing our seafarers?
Scott Bergeron November 1st, 2018 https://splash247.com/whats-killing-our-seafarers/

It is easy to forget the strength and brute force that the ocean can render. Few appreciate this more than the seafarers that ply the world’s waterways in support of global trade and economic growth. Ships are not designed for the calm waters of a protected harbour.

10 Filipino seafarers kidnapped in Gulf of Guinea
Paterno Esmaquel II 31 Oct 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/215679-filipino-seafarers-kidnapped-guine...

The 10 Filipino seafarers were kidnapped in two separate incidents in the Gulf of Guinea, says the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs

Rise in Piracy, Rise in Crisis Care for Seafarers
018-10-31 https://maritime-executive.com/article/rise-in-piracy-rise-in-crisis-car...

Sailors’ Society’s Crisis Response Network (CRN) provided support to its 100th case this week, with piracy, death at sea and abandonment accounting for almost two-thirds of those supported.

Cargo ship collides with crane, sparking fire in Barcelona
AP 2018-10-31 https://www.news24.com/World/News/cargo-ship-collides-with-crane-sparkin...

Barcelona authorities say a cargo ship has collided with a loading crane in a city port, causing a fire.

A Barcelona city spokesperson says that no people were injured in the accident that occurred on Wednesday morning, according to the authorities' initial assessment.