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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.

WATCH: The Exact Moment Captain And Crew Escaped Shipwrecked Vessel At St Paul’s Bay
Tim Diacono https://lovinmalta.com/news/watch-the-exact-moment-captain-and-crew-esca...

The ship ran aground off St Paul's Bay. Photo: TVM
A man managed to film the men escaping the ship last Saturday

McKinsey: Shareholders loose big money on container carriers
TOMAS KRISTIANSEN 12.02.18

It is a very poor investment to place money in container carriers such as Maersk Line or Hapag-Lloyd, according to a new report from McKinsey. Bad decisions made by the carriers over the past 20 years have burned billions of dollars, says the firm.

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New Code of Practice on safety and health management adopted
12 February 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/new-code-of-practice-on-safety-and-health-man...

Representatives of governments and social partners from around the world gathered at the ILO from 22 to 26 January 2018 to adopt a revised code of practice on safety and health in shipbuilding and ship repair.

WTO outlook indicator: global trade growth to stay above-trend
Tom Miles February 12, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto/wto-outlook-indicator-globa...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Global trade in goods will continue growing above trend during the second quarter, the World Trade Organization’s quarterly outlook indicator showed on Monday.

Captain of ship which ran aground describes ordeal: ‘Nobody can fight Mother Nature and we thank God we are safe’
Sarah Carabott February 12, 2018 https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180212/local/captain-of-shi...

Shipping ministry gets least allocation in Budget
Ateeq Shaikh Feb 12, 2018 http://www.dnaindia.com/business/report-shipping-ministry-gets-least-all...

DOLE tackles key maritime industry issues
Susan Andes - February 12, 2018 http://globalnation.inquirer.net/164098/dole-tackles-key-maritime-indust...

The maritime industry of the Philippines has been receiving its fair share of tirades during the past months. This started with the unfortunate incident that happened with MV Mercraft 3 which killed at least 8 people plus the issue on the shipboard training of maritime cadets in the Philippines