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Feds deny allegations of merchant seaman
Bryan Manabat 08 Jan 2019 http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/109852-feds-deny-allegation...

THE U.S. government has denied the claims of a merchant seaman who filed a lawsuit for injuries he sustained while working on a maritime prepositioning vessel, USNS Montford Point, which is operated by Ocean Shipholdings Inc. but owned by the U.S. Navy.

Analysis: an exciting year for container shipping – meltdown or milk and honey?
Alessandro Pasetti 07/01/2019

What a difference a year can make. Twelve months ago, I was bearish on the container shipping industry. Today I feel mildly bullish, thanks to the correction in both bunker prices and the public market values of the shares and bonds of the major operators.

Six killed as cargo ship sinks off Turkey's coast
Cristina Abellan Matamoros with Reuters• 07/01/2019 https://www.euronews.com/2019/01/07/panama-flagged-cargo-ship-sends-dist...

Six people have been killed after a Panama-flagged cargo ship sank while en route from Russia to Turkey, according to Associated Press quoting officials.

Crews still battling fire aboard massive Halifax-bound container ship
7 Jan 2018 https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/tug-heading-toward...

HALIFAX — Crews working to extinguish a fire that’s been burning for four days aboard a large container ship off Canada’s east coast are facing some big challenges, an expert in offshore safety says.

Cargo ship sank after collision with Japanese chip carrier, 1 dead
Mikhail Voytenko January 7, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/07/cargo-ship-sank-after-collision-...

Abandoned, but not forgotten
January 7th, 2019 https://splash247.com/abandoned-but-not-forgotten/

The Revd Canon Andrew Wright, secretary general of The Mission to Seafarers writes exclusively for Splash today, outlining his seafarer safety forecast for the year ahead.

Happy New Year to all Splash readers! I hope that you had a very happy Christmas and that many of you were fortunate enough to spend the holiday season with families and loved ones.

Container ship YANTIAN EXPRESS fire UPDATE all crew evacuated
Mikhail Voytenko January 6, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/06/container-ship-yantian-express-f...

General cargo ship drifted aground, Taiwan Strait
Mikhail Voytenko anuary 6, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/01/06/general-cargo-ship-drifted-agrou...

General cargo ship drifted aground early in the morning Jan 6 in Taiwan Strait, and as of evening, remained aground, with all Indonesian crew being on board. Understood the ship was anchored, and anchor dragged.

Pirates kidnap crew members off Cotonou …anchor ship in Lagos
Anna Okon 5 Jan 2019 https://punchng.com/pirates-kidnap-crew-members-off-cotonou-anchor-ship-...

Several crew members have been reported missing following a pirate attack on one of Mediterranean Shipping Company’s container ships off the coast of Benin (Republic of Benin), West Africa, according to worldmaritimenews.com.

Expert: Cargo ship rescuers could be entitled to rewards
January 3, 2019 http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2019/01/03/expert-cargo-ship-rescuers-could...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - When the Japanese-owned cargo ship Serenity Ace caught fire and sent out its mayday on New Year’s Eve, other merchant vessels in the vicinity responded immediately.