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Sixteen Abandoned Seafarers, and Sixteen More
2018-04-18 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/sixteen-abandoned-seafarers-a...

Ukrainian seafarers. Credit ITF

A pirate-obsessed Nigerian hacking group is attacking the maritime industry
Tamlin Magee 19 April, 2018 https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/640332/pirate-obsessed-nigerian...

A criminal splinter faction from a Nigerian 'confraternity' has been running business email compromise scams for hundreds of thousands of dollars in the global maritime industry

A Paris Agreement for the Shipping Industry
John Light April 18, 2018 https://www.undispatch.com/a-paris-agreement-for-the-shipping-industry/

The UN agency that oversees shipping, the International Maritime Organization, adopted its first-ever deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions last week. On Friday, the IMO, which has more than 170 member nations, announced that it would oversee efforts by shipping companies to reduce their emissions by at least 50 percent from 2008 levels by 2050.

Stranded in dead ships far away, Indian seafarers look for a ray of hope
TNN | Apr 18, 2018 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/stranded-in-dead-ships-...

Tackling corruption in the maritime world
Eva Grey 18 April 2018 https://www.ship-technology.com/features/tackling-corruption-maritime-wo...

In its latest sustainability report, shipping giant Maersk hit out at the ongoing corruption in the maritime sector, criticising “an environment where facilitation payments and extortion are common occurrences”. What forms does corruption take at sea and how is the industry fighting it?

How I learned to stop worrying and love the IMO
Neville Smith April 18th, 2018 http://splash247.com/learned-stop-worrying-love-imo/

Rather than apologise to legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, I should probably start by apologising to the IMO. Like fellow Splash columnist Andrew Craig-Bennett, I too worked on Lloyd’s List some years ago, alongside former editor Michael Grey.

One Missing in Offshore Vessel Fire off Sarawak
2018-04-17 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/one-missing-in-offshore-vesse...

China’s $1 Billion White Elephant
Iain Marlow April 18, 2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-17/china-s-1-billion-whi...

Fire broke out on Ro-Ro cargo ship
17/04/18 https://safety4sea.com/fire-broke-out-on-ro-ro-cargo-ship/

The DFDS Ro-Ro cargo ship "Finlandia Seaways" suffered a fire in its engine room in April 16 in the English Channel, while heading to Rosyth UK, from Zeebrugge Belgium.

According to information, one crewmember, who was in the engine room when the fire broke out, was injured and was transported to a hospital in the UK.

The rest of the crew members and four passengers are reported as safe.

Three-day reportorial rule for seafarers’ claims
Dennis Gorecho - April 17, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/three-day-reportorial-rule-for-seafarers-claims/