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The Maritime Industry is slowly embracing technology, but some will be left behind!
15/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-maritime-industry-is-slowly-embr...

Timely push for maritime sector
Jacqueline Woo Jan 17, 2018 http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/timely-push-for-maritime-se...

The new road map to ready Singapore's maritime industry for the future comes with ambitious goals.

The Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map (ITM), launched last Friday, aims to grow the industry's value-add by $4.5 billion and create more than 5,000 good jobs by 2025.

Safeguarding Satellite Services in the Maritime Industry
Martin Coleman 2017-12-26 https://maritime-executive.com/article/safeguarding-satellite-services-i...

ReCAAP reports 19% increase in piracy incidents during 2017
16 January 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/recaap-reports-19-increase-in-piracy-incident...

Source: ReCAAP

New reporting platform for human rights in maritime launched
16 January 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/new-reporting-platform-for-human-rights-in-ma...

Human Rights at Sea announced a partnership with the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, with the launch of the new global platform for recording cases of maritime human rights abuses.

At least 1 killed in vessel collision in Myanmar's western state
Xinhua| 2018-01-16 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/16/c_136900053.htm

YANGON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least one person was killed, one injured and four others went missing in a collision involving a cargo ship and a fishing vessel in Pauktaw township, Myanmar's western Rakhine state, said a release of the Home Affairs Ministry Tuesday.

Crew of seized ship Andromeda remanded
16 Jan 2018 http://www.ekathimerini.com/224963/article/ekathimerini/news/crew-of-sei...

The eight crew members of the Andromeda, a Tanzania-flagged cargo ship intercepted off Crete earlier this month with hundreds of tons of explosives bound for Libya, were remanded in custody on Tuesday.

Dry cargo ship collides with Russia's Yamal landing craft carrier in Aegean Sea
2018 January 16 http://en.portnews.ru/digest/19543/

Sputnik reported that the Russian Yamal landing ship and Sierra Leone-flagged dry cargo ship have collided in the Aegean Sea. No one has been injured, the vessels then continued along their planned routes, Viacheslav Trukhachev, a Black Sea Fleet press representative reported.

Concern remains over attacks on shipping to abduct seafarers in Southern Philippines: ReCAAP
16 January 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/concern-remains-attacks-on-sh...

Although there have been no attacks on shipping in the southern Philippines to kidnap crew since April 2017 anti-piracy body ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre says the situation in the Sulu - Celebes Sea area remains a cause for concern.

More than half of Danish shipping companies hit by cyber-crime
Grace Johansson January 16, 2018 https://www.scmagazineuk.com/more-than-half-of-danish-shipping-companies...

A survey by the shipping association of the CEO panel comprising of 26 senior executives revealed that the majority of Danish shipping companies - 69 percent - had been hit by cyber-crime according to a report in SMN.