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On Day of the Seafarer, a Focus on Well-Being
2018-06-25 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/on-day-of-the-seafarer-a-focu...

Human Element Is Part Of The Maritime Cyber Problem
26/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/human-element-is-part-of-the-mariti...

Most ship cyber security breaches are consequent of human error but can easily be avoided by implementing cutting edge technology and policies to prevent crews from inadvertently infecting shipboard systems.

Container ship runs onto reef in Tuamotus
26 June 2018 https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/360383/container-sh...

Reports from French Polynesia say a 132-metre long cargo ship has run onto the reef of Raroia atoll in the Tuamotus.

The Philippines-registered ship had reportedly at least nine people on board.

The alarm was raised by the mayor of Raroia, prompting French authorities to send aircraft for an initial asseessment.

Migrant rescue ship Lifeline to dock in Malta after being stranded for five days in the Mediterranean
Livia Borghese, Saskya Vandoorne and Judith Vonberg June 26, 2018

Rome (CNN)A search-and-rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean since Friday with 233 migrants on board will finally dock in Malta, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.
Conte said he had reached an agreement to allow the Lifeline to dock after speaking on the phone with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat. Malta is a small island nation south of Sicily.

Indian cargo ship listed, abandoned off Colombo
NIKOLAY TORKIN June 26, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/06/26/indian-cargo-ship-listed-abandone...

Cash remittance of Filipino seafarers may exceed $6B this year – lawmaker
Don Kevin Hapal June 25, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/205754-filipino-seamen-cash-remittance-si...

Authorities meet to plan rescue of ship stuck on French Polynesian reef
26 June 2018 https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/360483/authorities-...

French and French Polynesian authorities have held an urgent meeting as plans are being drawn up to rescue a large cargo ship stuck on a reef of Raroia in the Tuamotus.

The Future of the Modern Seafarers’ Profession
The European Community Shipowners' Association 2018-06-25 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-future-of-the-modern-s...

The shipping industry is back – and it has big implications for the global economy
22/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-shipping-industry-is-back-and-i...

You may not realise it, but nearly everything from toys to power tools that you buy at Wal-Mart, Takashimaya (in Singapore), or Hudson’s Bay (in Canada) is shipped months before from ports in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Shipping Industry Increasingly Worried About EU Member States’ Policy on Migrants Rescued at Sea
26/06/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-industry-increasingly-worr...

The global trade association for ship operators – the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – is increasingly concerned about the new policy of the Italian Government to close its ports to migrants rescued by ships at sea.