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Philippines Arrests 14 Vietnamese on Charges of Illegal Fishing
2018-03-15 https://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/philippines-fishermen-031520181...

Philippine authorities arrested 14 Vietnamese fishermen on suspicion of poaching, police said Thursday, a few weeks after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his navy to shoot foreign ships extracting natural resources from the country’s exclusive maritime territory.

Nigeria suffered 41 piracy attacks in 2017 —NIMASA; RECORDS 135 ATTACKS IN 3 YEARS
Tola Adenubi March 15, 2018 http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/nigeria-suffered-41-piracy-attacks-in-201...

Study reveals 77% of firms lack proper cyber response plans
15/03/18 http://safety4sea.com/study-reveals-77-of-firms-lack-proper-cyber-respon...

Insurers brace for multi-million-dollar claims as Maersk Honam is towed to port
Mike Wackett 13/03/2018 https://theloadstar.co.uk/insurers-brace-multi-million-dollar-claims-mae...

The insurance industry is bracing itself for hundreds of millions of dollars of claims from the biggest container vessel casualty to date – but some shippers will not have been insured.

Greek shipowners wary of trade barriers
16/03/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-shipowners-wary-of-trade-barr...

The President of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), Theodore Veniamis, expressed his concern about the trade tariffs recently imposed by US President Donald Trump.

PCG sea marshals deployed aboard ships going to Mindanao
Raymund Antonio March 11, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/03/11/pcg-sea-marshals-deployed-aboard-ships...

Sea marshals from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have been deployed aboard shipping vessels going to Mindanao as part of security measures to ensure safe sea travel, the maritime agency said.

MUA protest for seafarer jobs
Alex Bainbridge March 15, 2018 https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/mua-protest-seafarer-jobs

Australian merchant seafarers demand work not dole

Global directory launched for seafarers
March 14th, 2018 https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/34514

Catholic charity Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) has launched its global port chaplains' directory which helps seafarers and fishermen get access to pastoral and welfare support wherever they are in the world.

The Port Chaplain Directory 2018 lists phone numbers and e-mail addresses of 216 port chaplains covering 314 ports in 57 countries, compared to 261 ports across 55 countries in 2017.

Environmental awareness training course launched
http://www.marinelog.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=28603:envi...

China Is Developing Ships To Cover The Globe Without Captains
Ralph Jennings Mar 14, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ralphjennings/2018/03/14/china-is-developin...