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Drilling into human data at sea
June 15th, 2018 https://splash247.com/drilling-human-data-sea/

Steven Jones, the founder of the Seafarers Happiness Index, writes exclusively for Splash today, stressing the importance of bridging the divide between how crew actually feel, and how we would like them to feel.

Cargo ship en route Kolkata from Andhra Pradesh catches fire, all crew members rescued
Jun 14, 2018 https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cargo-ship-en-route-kolkata-fr...

Cargo ship capsized, 13 dead 8 missing, Indonesia CORRECTION
NIKOLAY TORKIN June 14, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/06/14/cargo-ship-capsized-13-dead-8-mis...

Cosco acquisition of OOIL still faces regulatory hurdles just two weeks from deadline
14 June 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/cosco-acquisition-of-ooil-sti...

With just two weeks to go for the deadline for Cosco to acquire Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) regulatory hurdles still need to be cleared.

This accident could have impoverished a seaman
Herbert Vego, June 14, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/this-accident-could-have-impoverished-a-seaman/

SHORTLY before going to New York City as delegate of the Iloilo City Trade Mission (to be discussed in next column), I dropped by the Manila office of Atty. Gerry Linsangan, head of the Free Legal Assistance for Seafarers and Heirs (FLASH).

When will 11 Bangladeshi seamen return?
Syed Samiul Basher Anik June 14th, 2018 https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/foreign-affairs/2018/06/14/when-...

This photo, released by Filipino navy, shows the cargo ship Diamond 8 and its crew of different nationalities Mindanao Examiner

New Fair Trade Movement: Raising Wages for International Ship Workers
Alastair Bland June 13, 2018 https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2018/06/13/new-fair-trade-mov...

Fair trade doesn’t always mean fair transport, unions say, as the International Labour Organization debates a minimum wage increase for the shipping industry. Better treatment of workers could also have environmental benefits, they argue.

The IMO invades ports
13 June 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/the-imo-invades-ports.html

In this faster-track, ever more digital world, surely one of the greatest pleasures is still to bump into old friends and colleagues unexpectedly.

And so it was at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Special Ports Event, where discussions highlighted the sheer diversity of challenges faced by ports around the world.

Container Ship Fires – the List Keeps Growing
Malcolm Latarche 13 June 2018 https://shipinsight.com/articles/container-ship-fires-the-list-keeps-gro...

Every year at least one new incident of a fire starting in the cargo of a container ship makes headline news. ShipInsight looks at the problem and what solutions are on offer.

Customers Honor Hamburg Süd As “Best Shipping Line” Between Asia And Europe
June 13, 2018 https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/customers-honor-hamburg-sud-...