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Loneliness at Sea to be Investigated
2018-10-21 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/loneliness-at-sea-to-be-inves...

Danish health and safety company CONOVAH has received funding for a project looking into loneliness at sea. The new project aims to put a spotlight on loneliness at sea and how this is affected by changes in the role of managers and technological developments.

Brunei continues to improve maritime situation nationally
October 22, 2018 https://borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei-continues-to-improve-maritime-situa...

SHIPPING constitutes more than 80 per cent of world trade, transporting goods and services to people and communities worldwide, said Minister of Communications Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Mohd Yusof in a message to mark World Maritime Day 2018.

Decline in number of domestic PRVs alarms maritime industry
Raymund Antonio October 21, 2018

The decline in the number of Philippine Registered Vessels (PRVS) has alarmed the maritime industry as it called on the attention of the Department of Transportation and Maritime Industry Authority to address the problem.

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PRRD lauded for prioritizing nat'l maritime agenda
Jelly Musico September 27, 2018 http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1049296

MANILA – Maritime industry stakeholders commended President Rodrigo Duterte for living up to his election promise to make national maritime agenda a priority of his administration.

S. Korea: Shipbuilding industry urged to keep up restructuring efforts
19/10/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/s-korea-shipbuilding-industry-urged...

South Korea’s top financial regulator on Thursday called on shipbuilders to keep up their restructuring efforts, saying that the recent recovery in orders may be short-lived amid a trade spat between Washington and Beijing.

Cargo ship disabled, towed to Crete port, Aegean sea
STEPAN KOTCHERGA October 20, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/10/20/cargo-ship-disabled-towed-to-cre...

Marina puts finishing touches on ten-year maritime development agenda
Lorenz S. Marasigan -October 19, 2018 https://businessmirror.com.ph/marina-puts-finishing-touches-on-ten-year-...

The government is close to completing its decadelong maritime industry development program, an initiative that will serve as a blueprint to achieving higher growth across different sectors of the country’s maritime industry.

2 ships involved in collision ‘grounded’
October 19, 2018 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1770073

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) 7 yesterday suspended the safety certificates of the two vessels that collided at Lauis Ledge off the coast of Talisay City last Thursday night.

Somalia: Pirate Attack Averted Off the East Coast of Somalia
19 October 2018 http://eunavfor.eu/pirate-attack-averted-off-the-east-coast-of-somalia/

On the 16th October 2018, the MV KSL Sydney, a Hong Kong flagged Bulk Carrier, was attacked 340 Nm off the coast of Somalia in the Somali Basin.

Crew of Iranian cargo ship poisoned, 3 seamen die — report
AP and TOI staff 19 October 2018 https://www.timesofisrael.com/crew-of-iranian-cargo-ship-poisoned-3-seam...

Ambassador claims the vessel was carrying cereals from Kazakhstan to Azerbaijan; no specification of what the toxic substance was or whether foul play suspected