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Australians ban Chinese bulker over crew pay failure
Sam Chambers July 12th, 2018 https://splash247.com/australians-ban-chinese-bulker-over-crew-pay-failure/

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier Shandong Hai Wang for 12 months after it was discovered that crew had been deliberately underpaid. The ship is owned by Chinese owner Shandong Shipping.

Container ship aground?
NIKOLAY TORKIN July 13, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/07/13/container-ship-aground/

Competition watchdogs and the forces shaping shipping
Jan Hoffmann 12 July 2018 http://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=1810

High-street retailers in Western Europe held their breath in September 2016 when container ships bringing goods from Asia due to fill their shelves at the peak Christmas shopping season were suddenly left stuck in ports halfway. Some ships were even stranded at sea.

MARINA will take lead in inspection of maritime schools — Palace
Genalyn Kabiling July 13, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/07/13/marina-will-take-lead-in-inspection-of...

Malacañang has clarified that the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) will take the lead in the inspection of maritime schools in the country to ensure compliance with international regulations.

Women in the Marine Industry inaugural event at Seawork
12 Jul 2018 http://www.seawork.com/news101/seawork-news/women-in-the-marine-industry...

On Wednesday 4 July, the Women in the Marine Industry inaugural Networking Event was held at Seawork, with nearly 80 women in attendance to listen to keynote speakers Katy Ware, Director of Maritime Safety and Standards, MCA and Suzanne Blaustone, CEO, Barton Marine.

Troubled waters:shipping feels the heat of geopolitical crises
July 2018
As an international sector, shipping is often vulnerable to volatile political and economic forces that can threaten vital access points, shift the volume and direction of trade flows,or send fuel prices surging. Eva Grey maps the world’s most volatile regions for shipping

Seaman responsible for fatal ship collision near Pulau Sebarok jailed for two years
Shaffiq Idris Alkhatib Jul 11, 2018 https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/seaman-responsible-f...

Ex-seaman, woman in P3-M drug raid face raps
July 7, 2018 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1751596/Bacolod/Local-News/Ex-seaman-...

THE former seaman and his female companion, who yielded an estimated P3 million worth of dangerous drugs in a drug bust at Barangay 1, Bacolod City on Wednesday, are now facing drug charges.

NYK Offers Support to Victims of Heavy Rain in Japan
11/07/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/nyk-offers-support-to-victims-of-he...

NYK offers its sincerest condolences to all those who have been displaced, in addition to those who have lost a friend or family member, as a result of the heavy rains in Western Japan in July 2018.

ASEAN must engage over maritime security: US-backed Indo-Pacific plan can bolster region without openly targeting China
John Lee July 11, 2018 https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/ASEAN-must-engage-over-maritime-security

Despite their serious disagreements over trade, the U.S., Japan and Australia are strikingly in accord on a key strategic issue -- the importance of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).