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NIMASA laments increase in hepatitis virus amongst seafarers
Oko Ebuka & Abigail Ezenwafor August 8, 2018 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/nimasa-laments-increase-in-hepatitis...

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has expressed concern over the rise in the number of seafarers suffering from Hepatitis B virus.

Big spike in containership lay-ups mid-peak season a worry for owners
Mike Wackett 09/08/2018 https://theloadstar.co.uk/big-spike-containership-lay-ups-mid-peak-seaso...

Alphaliner’s bellwether containership idle tonnage data has recorded a big spike in vessels being consigned to lay-up, shifting the supply-demand balance back in favour of the charterer.

Cargo ship laden with wheat ran aground, river Don
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 8, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/08/cargo-ship-laden-with-wheat-ran-...

Mexico's shipping industry taps tech to mitigate rising cargo theft
Hugh R. Morley Aug 07, 2018

MEXICO CITY — Rising cargo theft in Mexico is pushing shippers, railroads, and truckers to tap technology for protection as the cargo industry awaits to see whether the pledge by the country’s President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador to fight corruption and violence will translate into improved freight security.

Analysis: Industry views: addressing gender inequality in the maritime sector
Adele Berti 9 August 2018 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/industry-views-addressing-gende...

Extension of seafarer’s contract
Dennis Gorecho -August 8, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/extension-of-seafarers-contract/

After being stuck on ship for 18 months, sailor’s back home
PTI | Aug 9, 2018 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/after-being-stuck-on-ship-for-...

Container ship and LPG tanker collided off Gibraltar
STEPAN KOTCHERGAN August 8, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/08/container-ship-and-lpg-tanker-co...

The U.S. Cargo Ship That Failed to Beat Soybean Tariff Is Now Just Drifting Aimlessly at Sea
Ryan Felton 8 Aug 2018 https://jalopnik.com/the-u-s-cargo-ship-that-failed-to-beat-soybean-tari...

Cargo ship laden with wheat ran aground, river Don
STEPAN KOTCHERGA August 8, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/08/08/cargo-ship-laden-with-wheat-ran-...