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Ship hits historic mansion on Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait
Associated Press April 7 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/ship-hits-historic-mansion-o...

Seafarers’ association wants resolution on certification issue
Nisser Dias | Apr 6, 2018 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/seafarers-association-wants...

Change the IMO? That's For Member States to Decide
2018-04-04 https://maritime-executive.com/article/change-the-imo-that-s-for-member-...

Transparency International has proposed a number of changes that it says could make the IMO better able to serve the interests of the world's citizens on issues such as greenhouse gas emissions. Ultimately, though, it's up to Member States to decide whether to take on any recommendations from an external NGO.

Houthi rebels unlikely to target non-Saudi vessels following attack on Bahri VLCC
06 April 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/middle-east-africa/houthi-rebels-u...

Bahri has confirmed an attack earlier this week on one its VLCCs by Houthi rebels in the Bab al-Mandab Straits, but a wider threat to commercial shipping is not seen.

Shipping organizations: The industry is an indispensable part of the IMO
LOUISE VOGDRUP-SCHMIDT 06.04.18 https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/article10490008.ece

The IMO needs the maritime industry when creating international shipping rules and there is nothing notable in the fact that the sector is part of the UN body and has an influence on the its work, says an industry organisation.

Deck hand saved lives as fishing boat sank; captain's role under investigation
April 6, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/khanh-huynh-fishing-boat-sank-princess-hawa...

The role of Port State Control in the future
April 6th, 2018 http://splash247.com/role-port-state-control-future/

If the PSC regime wishes to improve the industry further, it needs to win the hearts and minds of the seafarers and the shipowners, argues Captain Pradeep Chawla from Anglo-Eastern Ship Management.

Polluters on the High Seas
Hilda Heine and Christiana Figueres April 6, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/06/opinion/greenhouse-gases-internationa...

A container ship in the Cochin lagoon in Kerala, India last year.CreditFrédéric Soltan/Corbis, via Getty Images

Shipping under siege
Voytenko Mikhail April 6, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/04/06/shipping-under-siege/

World shipping is under massive attack, ahead of IMO meeting on shipping emission cut. Major media fired a broadside, in valiant attempt to rescue Mother Earth from this dreadful shipping and greedy thugs who still run it.

State aid: Commission approves Portuguese tonnage tax and seafarer scheme
6 April 2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-2842_en.htm

The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a Portuguese tonnage tax scheme which, together with a scheme to support seafarers, will encourage ship registration in Europe and contribute to the competitiveness of maritime transport while preserving employment in the sector and promoting high environmental standards.