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Maltese leading role in the adoption of the IMO climate change strategy for shipping
27/08/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/maltese-leading-role-in-the-adoptio...

Brazil truckers’ strike chaos hits shipping industry: Confusion at ports at time when exporters should be enjoying a boom
27 Aug 2018 https://www.ft.com/content/2399e1b8-a960-11e8-94bd-cba20d67390c

Chaos in Brazil`s logistics sectors that started with a truckers’ strike this year has spread to the shipping industry just as Latin America’s biggest economy should be enjoying an export boom, shippers said.

8/23/2018: Seamen’s Church Institute releases 2018 Shore Leave Survey
August 23, 2018 http://mariners.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/08/23/8-23-2018-seamens-chur...

Contaminated bunker epidemic spreads far and wide
Sam Chambers August 24th, 2018 https://splash247.com/contaminated-bunker-epidemic-spreads-far-and-wide/

The Standard Club is reporting that the global plague of contaminated bunkers has now hit more than 150 vessels with one grounding so far a direct result of dirty fuel onboard.

The issue has spread far and wide – from Houston to Singapore – and has proved very tricky to detect until it is too late.

Five ships run aground off Kaohsiung in heavy rain
Chen Chi-fong and Flor Wang 2018/08/23 http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201808230024.aspx

Kaohsiung, Aug. 23 (CNA) Five foreign cargo ships ran aground off Kaohsiung on Thursday after gusty winds and torrential rain began to batter the southern half of Taiwan around 11:00 a.m., according to the Coast Guard Administration (CGA).

The 66 crew members on the five vessels, four of which are registered in Panama and one in Palau, were all safe, the CGA said.

Empowering Women in Maritime - Conference and Call for Papers
2018-08-26 https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/empowering-women-in-maritim...

The Global Container Shipping Industry since the Hanjin Collapse
13/08/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-global-container-shipping-indus...

Carpio: World powers helping PH assert sea row ruling
Vincent Cabreza - August 26, 2018 http://globalnation.inquirer.net/169284/carpio-world-powers-helping-ph-a...

Pantelena tanker with Russian sailors was held by pirates for nine days — captain
August 26, 2018 http://tass.com/world/1018668

The captain said the ship and its crew were released on August 23, but did not elaborate under what circumstances

TBILISI, August 26. /TASS/. Greek tanker Pantelena, with a crew of 17 Georgians and two Russians on board, has been released after being captured by pirates early on August 14, the ship’s captain Lasha Gadelia told the Public Television of Georgia.

Crewing demographic timebomb laid bare
Scott Bergeron August 20th, 2018 https://splash247.com/crewing-demographic-timebomb-laid-bare/