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Philippines’ role in the global shipping sector
04/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/philippines-role-in-the-global-ship...

Last December, Fitch Ratings said the outlook for the global shipping industry would remain negative for 2018, and it did not expect market fundamentals to substantially improve because of lingering overcapacity.

Maritime Regulator Seeks to Overcome Deep Divisions on Shipping Emissions
Costas Paris April 3, 2018 https://www.wsj.com/articles/maritime-regulator-seeks-to-overcome-deep-d...

An International Maritime Organization meeting this week comes as vessel operators say they face a patchwork of rules without common global targets

Ship owners in Quang Tri can’t find enough seamen
03/04/2018 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/198270/ship-owners-in-quang-tri...

Several fishing vessels with high capacity remain on shore due to the lack of labour force. - Photo laodong.vn

Slow and steady recovery for container shipping
04/04/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/slow-and-steady-recovery-for-contai...

COSCO Shipping's takeover of OOCL to complete by end-June: vice chairman
Brenda Goh April 3, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ooil-m-a-cosco-ship-hold/cosco-shippi...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - COSCO Shipping’s (601919.SS) planned acquisition of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) is on track to be completed by the end of June, the company’s vice chairman Huang Xiaowen said on Tuesday.

USCG issues lube warning pertaining to lessons learned from El Faro disaster
Donal Scully April 4th, 2018 http://splash247.com/uscg-issues-lube-warning-pertaining-to-lessons-lear...

Updating PMMRR
BRENDA V. PIMENTEL April 3, 2018 http://www.manilatimes.net/updating-pmmrr/390084/

Kerala: Shipping crew missing, parents seek investigation
Apr 2, 2018 https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/020418/kerala-shi...

The family of the youth has raised suspicions over the incident and sought the Centre’s intervention.

India blacklists UAE firms with a history of crew abandonment
Sam Chambers April 2nd, 2018 http://splash247.com/india-blacklists-uae-firms-history-crew-abandonment/

India has blacklisted a number of UAE-based crew agents and shipping lines, which have abandoned crew over the last couple of years.

The companies named by India’s Directorate General of Shipping include Shah Al Arab Marine Agency, Enjaz, Azab, Sharjah Moon, Azwa and Alco Shipping Services.

Transparency International lambasts IMO’s governance structure
Sam Chambers April 3rd, 2018 http://splash247.com/transparency-international-lambasts-imos-governance...

Once again the International Maritime Organization (IMO) stands accused today of letting private, corporate interests exert too much influence at the London-headquartered UN body.