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Iranian container vessel’s owner pays pollution fine
Lin Chia-nan 5 March 2018 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/03/05/2003688695

The local shipping agent for the Iranian container ship Sarvin yesterday handed over a check for NT$1.5 million (US$51,150) to the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) to cover a fine for the illegal discharge of waste fuel off the coast of Kaohsiung in October last year.

70 cargo containers lost at sea after falling off ship in high wind, rough waves
Abbie Bennett March 04, 2018 http://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/article203422189.html

The Coast Guard is warning mariners to be on the lookout for mroe than 70 cargo containers lost at sea.

High wind and rough seas on Saturday caused 70 to 73 cargo containers to fall off a cargo ship about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet in North Carolina, the Coast Guard said in a Sunday news release.

Putin vows to increase traffic tenfold along the Northern Sea Route by 2025
Sam Chambers March 2nd, 2018 http://splash247.com/putin-vows-increase-traffic-tenfold-along-northern-...

Russian president Vladimir Putin has sought to increase traffic along the Northern Sea Route tenfold by 2025.

First Liquefied Natural Gas Cargo Produced For Export Ships
March 3, 2018 http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/03/03/first-liquefied-natural-gas-car...

LUSBY, Md. (AP) — A transport shift carrying the first cargo of liquefied natural gas produced for export has left a Maryland terminal.

Seaman dies, 2 injured in towing vessel fire: Incident happened 750 metres off Fujairah Port early on Friday
Janice Ponce de Leon February 26, 2018 http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/emergencies/seaman-dies-2-injured-in-towing...

Fujairah: A Filipino seaman was killed and two others were injured when their towing vessel caught fire following a reported “explosion” off the coast of Fujairah on Friday.

High seas shell game: How a North Korean shipping ruse makes a mockery of sanctions
Joby Warrick March 3 High seas shell game: How a North Korean shipping ruse makes a mockery of sanctions

The rusting seaport called Kholmsk is one of the sleepiest harbors in Russia’s Far East, a place that sees more full moons than coal ships in a typical year. Yet for a few weeks late last summer, this tiny port was chockablock with vessels hauling outlawed North Korean coal.

MSC container ship and DFDS ro-ro collided off Vissingen
NIKOLAY TORKIN March 3, 2018

UK Secretary to Announce Autonomous Maritime Revolution
28 Feb 2018 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/uk_secretary_to_announce_autonomous_...

The UK’s Transport Secretary will declare that Britain's maritime industry is on the verge of an autonomous technological revolution that could make shipping faster, safer and more environmentally friendly.

Shipowner.io Makes it Easier Than Ever to Own, Sell, and Buy Marine Assets Using Blockchain Tech
March 3, 2018 https://themerkle.com/shipowner-io-makes-it-easier-than-ever-to-own-sell...

Global Shipping Companies Slowed Transits to Protect Blue Whales and Blue Skies
Mar 03 2018 https://www.edhat.com/news/global-shipping-companies-slowed-transits-to-...

Source: Air Pollution Control District