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Maritime Cybersecurity Survey Indicates Industry is Unprepared for Risks
27/10/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maritime-cybersecurity-survey-indic...

Maritime rule change in 2020 stirs fears of diesel shortage
JOHN KEMP October 26, 2018 https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/10/26/maritime-rule-change-in-2020-stirs...

LONDON (Reuters) – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has so far resisted pressure to soften or postpone the implementation of new regulations requiring ships to use bunker fuels with a lower sulphur content from the start of 2020.

Manila-Davao shipping route reopens Oct.28
October 26, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1052196

MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), will reopen the Manila-Davao shipping route on Sunday.

Marina inaugurates online appointment system for seaman’s book
Daphne Galvez - October 26, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1047163/marina-inaugurates-online-appointm...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) launched on Friday its online appointment system of the seaman’s book or the Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB).

Berth control: looking at the potential of auto-berthing technology
Ross Davies 23 October 2018 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/berth-control-looking-potential...

A group of Japanese organisations, including shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines, is pushing ahead with a project to develop new auto-berthing systems. Could this technology reduce marine accidents?

Chinese yards could build up to 15 cruise ships a year by 2030
25 October 2018 http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/chinese-yards-could-b...

Bureau Veritas' Raoul Jack predicts a great future for cruise ship newbuilds at Chinese shipyards Bureau Veritas' Raoul Jack predicts a great future for cruise ship newbuilds at Chinese shipyards

8 Indians holding cargo ship hostage near Karachi
Khalid Mahmood Khalid 25 Oct 2018 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/385303-8-indians-holding-cargo-ship-hos...

LAHORE: Indian citizens have been holding a foreign cargo ship hostage near the Karachi port for the last 9 months.

Indian Foreign Office says the Indian High Commission has been directed to resolve the issue as early as possible.

Cargo Ship in Japan Bridge Smash
24 Oct 2018 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/cargo_ship_in_japan_bridge_smash

Oldendorff Carriers, a dry bulk and cargo shipping company, has announced that one its vessels collided with the Oshima Bridge in Japan on October 22, 2018.

The Erna Oldendorff, a general cargo ship, was involved in the accident on its way to Etajima, Japan, causing damage to a water supply pipe and internet cables.

Absence of marine protests delays Cebu ship collision probe
Luel Galarpe October 20, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1051649

CEBU CITY -- The two ships that collided off Lauis Ledge near Talisay City on Thursday night have yet to submit their respective marine protests, delaying the start of the investigation into the accident.

BIMCO Analyst: Cool Down of Globalization Will Make Us All
Paul Gonzalez-Morgan 2018-10-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/features/bimco-analyst-cool-down-of-g...

Peter Sand is Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO, the world's largest international shipping association, with 2,000 members in more than 120 countries comprised of shipowners, operators, managers, brokers and agents.