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Firefighters douse smouldering coal aboard cargo ship docked in Auckland port
Ben Leahy 15 Oct, 2018 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=121...

A smouldering blaze in the hold of a cargo vessel taking on coal from Auckland port has been put out by firefighters.

The vessel did not catch ablaze but smoke was seen coming from smouldering coal being loaded onto the vessel at about 7.30am, a Ports of Auckland spokeswoman said.

Retired seaman runs for Roxas City mayor
Jomarie A. Billones October 12, 2018 https://thedailyguardian.net/local-news/retired-seaman-runs-for-roxas-ci...

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – A retired seaman is running for Roxas City mayor in next year’s midterm elections.

Wenceslao Arapan-Diangco of New Road Brgy. Banica here, is set to file his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Oct 15, 2018 at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Roxas City Hall as an independent.

Cabatuan drug bust nets former seaman, live-in partner
Ruby Silubrico - October 11, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/cabatuan-drug-bust-nets-former-seaman-live-in-...

ILOILO City – Police arrested two people in an illegal drug buy-bust operation in Barangay Zone 5, Cabatuan, Iloilo.

Villagers Randy Arcos, 40, and live-in partner Karen Rusgal, 32, were detained at the municipal police station.

Cosco Shipping says won’t feel trade spat bite
12/10/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/cosco-shipping-says-wont-feel-trade...

Cocso Shipping (1199) predicts that the trade war between the United State and China will have only a limited impact on the company.

Vice president Zhang Wei said Cosco has changed its business strategies from focusing on China and Hong Kong to the worldwide market to diversity risk.

Ship Hits Jetty At Jawaharlal Nehru Port Near Mumbai
October 13, 2018 https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/container-ship-damages-jetty-at-jawahar...

The ship, belonging to CMA CGM group, was dropping anchor at the port afternoon when it hit a portion of the jetty while making a turn.

Mumbai: A portion of the jetty at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Nhava Sheva, near Mumbai, was damaged today after a container ship hit it, the police said.

Off the coast of Crimea sank Panamanian cargo ship
October 13, 2018 https://sivpost.com/off-the-coast-of-crimea-sank-panamanian-cargo-ship/2...

Near Sevastopol in the Black sea sank the ship, carrying scrap metal. The ship cruised under the flag of Panama.

About the incident informs TASS.

It is reported that the cargo ship under the flag of Panama sank on the morning of 13 October in 80 kilometers from the coast of the occupied Crimea.

Piraeus port considered ‘the head of the dragon’
12.10.2018 http://www.ekathimerini.com/233575/article/ekathimerini/business/piraeus...

Piraeus seems like it’s on its way to becoming the number one port in the Mediterranean and Europe, according to a Bloomberg report, while playing a key role in China’s One Belt One Road initiative.

Flowers for deceased seafarers
Dennis Gorecho , October 13, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/flowers-for-deceased-seafarers/

FLOWERS are expressions of the fragrance and beauty of love given and received.

Wreathe thrown into the sea carry to all the deceased seafarers the message of love and gratitude. There is no distance of time or oceans but a mutual waiting for eternal reunion in peace.

Imminent threat of seafarer kidnap for ransom remains off Southern Philippines, warns ReCAAP
12 October 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/imminent-threat-of-seafarer-k...

Piracy reporting centre ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has warned that an imminent threat of abduction of crew from merchant ships remains in waters been the Southern Philippines and East Malaysia.

Chinese cargo ship aground, Taiwan Strait Update
Mikhail Voytenko October 12, 2018

Update Oct 12: Latest updates confirmed it’s ZHEN FENG, she was intentionally beached after water ingress, to avoid sinking.