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Carnival cruise ship brawl video: passengers and crew filmed in clash on board
Patrick Grafton-Green https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/extraordinary-video-shows-passenge...

Lack of uniform international legal framework will hinder and fragment the adoption of green technology in shipping
16/02/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lack-of-uniform-international-legal-...

Costs hindering implementation of energy management technology

The Bermuda Triangle's most mysterious disappearances
Paul Ratner February 16, 2018 http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/has-modern-navigation-technology-beaten-...

300 kilo of cocaine seized with the help of ship’s Ukrainian crew, Italy
STEPAN KOTCHERGA February 16, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/02/16/300-kilo-of-cocaine-seized-with-t...

At Maersk, Autonomy Isn't the Next Big Thing
2018-02-16 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/at-maersk-autonomy-isn-t-the-...

The idea of vessel autonomy is a longstanding source of buzz in shipping circles, and it is gradually becoming a reality. Construction should begin on the first self-driving container feeder sometime this year. But at Maersk Line, the world's biggest ocean carrier, autonomous shipping is met with a shrug.

Maersk hits out at severe levels of corruption across maritime
Sam Chambers February 15th, 2018 http://splash247.com/maersk-hits-severe-levels-corruption-across-maritime/

Maersk has publically hit out at the “severity of corruption in the maritime sector” and has called on greater cross-industry collaboration as well as help from governments to stamp out the plague of facilitation payments and extortion hitting shipping lines across the world.

Wrongly convicted seaman free after 28 months in jail
February 12, 2018 http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/shipowners/2018/02/12/wrongl...

Kalpesh Shinde has an emotional reunion with his mother, Pallavi, at Mumbai airport. Pics/Atul Kamble

Good intentions on shore leave
Michael Grey http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/europe/good-intentions-on-shore-le...

It is not a lot of fun, after a long voyage across endless ocean, to be trapped aboard your ship in port, because the authorities will grant no shore leave to the members of the crew.

Cargo ship captain poisoned by carbon monoxide while onboard
February 16, 2018 - https://macaudailytimes.com.mo/cargo-ship-captain-poisoned-carbon-monoxi...

The captain of a cargo ship that had departed from the mainland was poisoned by carbon monoxide. The poisoning occurred when the ship was close to Macau’s borders, the Health Bureau (SSM) reported in a statement released yesterday.

Maersk CEO cannot imagine self-sailing box ships in his lifetime
CHRISTIAN WIENBERG, BLOOMBERG 16.02.18

Maersk Group CEO says that the workforce of Maersk has reached a minimum and there is no more room to get rid of humans on container ships. He says that it "is not a cornerstone of our strategy."

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