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China's state-owned Cosco takes over Port of Kaohsiung: report
Keoni Everington 2018/09/18 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3532748

China could now own Taiwan's largest harbor - the Port of Kaohsiung

IMarEST reports on impact of autonomous ships
Anne-Marie Causer 18 Sep 2018 http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/imarest-reports-on-...

IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group has been working to gauge the potential impacts of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the shipping industry’s valued workforce.

Islamic finance is an option for the struggling shipping industry
Arno Maierbrugger September 19 2018 https://www.gulf-times.com/story/606542/Islamic-finance-is-an-option-for...

Maritime Industry's Slow Boat to Cyber Security
Patricia Keefe, Contributor September 17, 2018 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/maritime-industry-slow-boat-cy...

Ports making up for lost time

Global shipping loan portfolios drop to $345bn
Nigel Lowry 17 Sep 2018

Norwegian diabetes pharmaceutical company aims to profit from the global sulphur cap
Sam Chambers September 14th, 2018 https://splash247.com/norwegian-diabetes-pharmaceutical-company-aims-to-...

Compensability of a seafarer’s pre-existing illness
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO September 18,2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/194522/compensability-seafarers-pre-e...

A pre-existing illness, or an ailment that was contracted prior to his employment, will not deprive a seafarer of compensation benefits as long as it is diagnosed during the effectivity of his recent contract.

Maritime Welfare Training: More Important than Ever
Luca Tommasi, Project Manager at ITF Seafarers’ Trust September 17, 2018 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/maritime-welfare-training-more...

The shipping industry is facing unprecedented change. With topics such as new environmental regulations and the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation dominating the conversation, seafarers’ welfare has tended to be overlooked.

Dousing the flames: what should be done to prevent fires on container ships?
Joe Baker 7 September 2018

Traditional precautions against container ship fires are failing to protect crews and cargoes. What is causing fires on-board container vessels, and what should be done to prevent this from a regulatory and practical standpoint?

Ships aHOy! | Philstar.com
https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/newsmakers/2018/09/18/1852299/sh...

It wouldn’t be entirely inappropriate to say that Filipinos keep the world economy afloat.

That’s because Filipino seafarers comprise over 30 percent of the world’s one million seafarers, and to the Philippine economy contribute over $5 billion in annual remittances.