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Shipping Finance: China’s New Tool in Becoming a Global Maritime Power
Virginia Marantidou February 13, 2018 https://jamestown.org/program/shipping-finance-chinas-new-tool-becoming-...

Maritime industry spearheads training for teachers in robotics
February 13, 2018 | http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/shipping/20180213/maritime-industry-s...

Shipbuilding industry’s golden era over, oversupply predicted
15/02/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipbuilding-industrys-golden-era-ov...

Experts participating in a workshop on January 30 on improving Vietnam’s maritime industry, held at the APM 2018, Southeast Asia’s largest maritime and offshore event, in Hanoi all agreed that Vietnam’s maritime industry has not developed well in recent years, but there have been signs of prosperity.

Maritime Industry Readies for a New Era of Choice with Iridium Certus(SM) Global Launch Partners
Industry Leaders Ready to Offer Next-Generation Pole-to-Pole Satellite Broadband Connectivity for Maritime Applications
February 14, 2018 08:01 ET | Source: Iridium Communications Inc

The joy of living and working on a ship
Caroline Shugart Feb 12, 2018 https://news.hjnews.com/logan_hj/the-joy-of-living-and-working-on-a-ship...

In 2017, I had the opportunity to check off a bucket list item by living and working on a luxury cruise liner for 14 weeks. This experience was thrilling, amazing and inspiring.

Managing data and losing skills
February 13th, 2018 http://splash247.com/managing-data-losing-skills/

Panos Patsadas from DS Multibulk questions shipping’s digital transformation.

Exclusive: EU antitrust regulators to fine NYK, Wilhelmsen, other car shipping firms - sources
Foo Yun Chee February 13, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-shareholders/apple-ceo-downplay...

School's in a Shipping Container for Homeless Kids in India
Anjana Pasricha February 12, 2018 https://www.voanews.com/a/school-in-a-shipping-container-for-homeless-ki...

1 killed, 5 injured in cargo ship explosion in Myanmar's Yangon
Xinhua 2018-02-13 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/13/c_136973013.htm

YANGON, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- One worker has been killed with five others injured in a cargo ship explosion in Hlaing Thaya township in Myanmar's Yangon on Monday, according to the release from the Yangon Police Force on Tuesday.

IMB: Piracy against Ships Drops to 22-Year Low in 2017
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/240198/imb-piracy-against-ships-d...

A total of 180 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported to the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in 2017, according to the latest IMB report.

This is the lowest annual number of incidents since 1995 when 188 reports were received.