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Shipping industry faces calls to clean up emissions
9 April 2018 http://www.bbc.com/news/business-43696900

The global shipping industry is facing calls to follow the example of the car industry and cut its carbon emissions.

The International Maritime Organisation's environment committee is meeting in London this week to try to agree a global plan for reducing emissions levels.

Without a clean-up there are warnings that shipping could account for almost a fifth of carbon emissions by 2050.

Marina out to track down unregistered motor bancas
9 April 2018 http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/business/2018/04/09/marina-out-track-down...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) 7 warned it is deploying enforcers to track down illegal or colorum motor bancas, but is also arranging for mobile registration for these water craft, especially those being used by tourists.

DOH data show 5,537 OFWs have HIV/AIDS, says lawmaker
April 8, 2018 http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/649279/doh-data-show-5-5...

Eleven percent of the total 52,280 Filipinos who have HIV and AIDS are migrant workers, a party-list representative said on Sunday.

MSC Wins Award for Sustainability and Crew Training
06 Apr 2018 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/msc_wins_award_for_sustainability_an...

MSC Shipmanagement was named 'Green Company of the Year' at the 17th annual Sailor Today awards in Mumbai.

Russia attempts to sneak Crimean sailors out of Ukraine
Matthew Kupfer April 8 2018 https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/russia-attempts-sneak-crimean-...

Russian diplomats have attempted to sneak nine Crimean sailors through a Ukrainian border checkpoint into southern Russia under the cover of diplomatic immunity, according to the Ukrainian State Border Service.

Container ship damaged ferry in collision, Hainan Strait
Mikhail Voytenko April 8, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/08/container-ship-damaged-ferry-in-c...

Industry fights Great Lakes’ invasive-species protections
Invasive species risks are being fought by the shipping industry.
Lisa Neff, staff 8 April 2018 http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/industry-fights-great-lakes-invasiv...

WATCH: Massive container ship docks at the Port of Seattle
One of the largest cargo ships carrying 13,000 containers docks at Seattle's container gateway
Taylor McAvoy PDT April 5, 2018 Updated: April 6, 2018

The MSC Laurence, one of the largest to dock at the Port of Seattle, arrived Thursday at 6:30 a.m.

Credibility of company doctor’s findings
Dennis Gorecho - April 8, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/credibility-of-company-doctors-findings/

THE FINDINGS of the company-designated physician do not always bind the courts in determining the merits of compensation cases filed by Filipino seafarers.

Crew of seized Crimean vessel at large – media
07 April 2018 https://www.unian.info/society/10072478-crew-of-seized-crimean-vessel-at...

The crew must come for questioning to the SBU Security Service department on April 10 in connection with the captain's case.