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Cyber Security: The Emerging Threat to Passenger Safety
Ian Richardson and Patrick Carolan 2018-05-03 https://www.maritime-executive.com/blog/cyber-security-the-emerging-thre...

PH embassy brings home 2 seamen
Sara Susanne D. Fabunan April 30, 2018 http://thestandard.com.ph/news/national/264515/ph-embassy-brings-home-2-...

THE Philippine Embassy in Tehran brought home Monday two Filipino seamen stranded in Iran, after they were offloaded from their Dubai-United Arab Emirates-owned ship.

Sigh of relief for crew of Bahraini ship
05-May-2018 http://www.newsofbahrain.com/viewNews.php?ppId=44309&TYPE=Posts&pid=21&M...

Manama : Humanitarian aid has finally reached the crew of the Bahraini ship stranded in Omani waters.

Carnival cruise ship crew scramble to stop ship from flooding
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1683216/Video-Carnival-cruis...

Ship runs aground causing delays on Argentina's Parana near Rosario
Maximilian Heath May 5, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-argentina-shipping/ship-runs-aground-...

No casualties after Turkish cargo ship collides with Greek warship: ministry
Reuters Staff May 4, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-gunboat-turkey/no-casualties-a...

ANKARA (Reuters) - There were no casualties after a Turkish cargo ship collided with a Greek warship in the Aegean Sea early on Friday, Turkey’s Ministry of Transport said.

Cargo ship with illegal Chinese fertilizers seized in Indonesia
Mikhail Voytenko May 5, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/05/05/cargo-ship-with-illegal-chinese-...

The ideas that could transform the shipping industry
Anmar Frangoul 4 May 2018 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/the-ideas-that-could-transform-the-shipp...

For centuries, the world's seas and oceans have been used to trade goods and services. Today, the shipping industry remains a crucial cog in the global economy.

B.C. researcher urges shipping industry to slow down in Arctic to protect belugas and bowhead whales
Wanyee Li May 4, 2018 https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/05/04/bc-researcher-urges-shippin...

LIBOR: Shipping’s elephant in the room
May 3, 2018 http://blogs.platts.com/2018/05/03/libor-shipping-elephant-in-the-room/

The shipping industry’s vessel loans are typically taken on the basis of a premium over LIBOR. LIBOR has been experiencing upward pressure since early 2017, as major central banks have moved to a tightening stance. The three-month LIBOR has risen to 2.3% as of April 2018, the highest rate seen since November 2008, the early days of the financial crisis.