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Industry must act now to plan for ballast water compliance
31/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/industry-must-act-now-to-plan-for-b...

With the industry’s eyes firmly fixed on the 2020 sulphur cap, shipowners might be paying less attention to installing a ballast water management system. But time will run out to comply with the ballast water regulation and delaying to the last minute could be costly.

Drones ushering in ‘maritime industrial revolution’
TAKU HOSOKAWA/ December 30, 2018 http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201812300001.html

Humankind is on the dawn of an “industrial revolution” led by underwater drones.

The super-compact, camera-equipped, unmanned submarines can easily be operated remotely from boats, and they are increasingly being used to inspect infrastructure facilities below the surface and to survey deep-sea creatures.

Thank-You to the Charities that Support Seafarers
2018-12-28 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/thank-you-to-charities-that-s...

Calapan-Batangas trips via small vessels canceled
Madonna T. Virola 30 Dec 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067780/calapan-batangas-trips-via-small-v...

CITY OF CALAPAN — Trips by small seacraft plying the Calapan-Batangas route have been canceled on Sunday due to “rough seas.”

Only roll-on-roll-off (RORO) vessels are allowed to operate the route, though with some delay, the Oriental Mindoro Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said.

Renjian boxship slams into another Renjian boxship in Nansha Port
Jason Jiang December 27th, 2018 https://splash247.com/renjian-boxship-slams-into-another-renjian-boxship...

Two senior officials at CSIC arrested
Jason Jiang December 28th, 2018 https://splash247.com/two-senior-officials-at-csic-arrested/

Two senior officials at state-run shipbuilding conglomerate China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) have been arrested by authorities for illegal activities.

Jin Tao, director of CSIC No.712 Institute and Bu Jianjie, director of CSIC No. 718 Institute, have both been arrested for a series of corruption charges including taking bribes and embezzlement.

When shipping industry set sail on smooth seas
Lalatendu Mishra 29 Dec 2018 https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/shipping-industry/article2586...

The year 2018 was a significant year for the shipping, ports and logistics sector.

Port operations, water activities suspended following Davao quake
Daphne Galvez December 29, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067559/port-operations-water-activities-s...

Operations of port terminals and water activities have been suspended in areas affected by the strong quake that hit southern Philippines on Saturday, the maritime sector announced.

Coast Guard allows ships to sail after ‘Usman’ weakens
Daphne Galvez - December 29, 2018 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1067462/coast-guard-allows-ships-to-sail-a...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has lifted the suspension on all sea travel after the Tropical Depression “Usman” weakened to a low pressure area and the weather bureau removed all cyclone warning signals in the country on Saturday morning.

Merkel, Macron demand Russia release Ukrainian seamen
December 28, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-france-russia/merkel-macron-d...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron demanded on Friday that Russia release Ukrainian sailors who were seized along with their ships last month.