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Hyundai Heavy union greenlights wage deal amid deeper loss
9 February 2018 https://www.safety4sea.com/hyundai-heavy-union-greenlights-wage-deal-ami...

Thousands of union members at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. voted in favor of a wage agreement with management, as the company reported a net loss widened to 572.3 billion won in the fourth quarter of 2017, from 351.8 billion won in the red a year earlier, due to declining order backlogs.

Mutiny and Murder on a Chinese Squid Ship
Kevin Schoenmakers Feb 11, 2018 http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1001703/mutiny-and-murder-on-a-chinese-squ...

Supreme People’s Court approves death penalty for five main culprits of 2011 killings.

Proposed Kra Canal not current government project: Thailand
12 Feb 2018 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/proposed-kra-canal-not-...

A Thai spokesman said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha had insisted his government did not have a policy on the project.

Coal buyers spooked by Indonesia's new shipping rules: Assoc
Bernadette Christina Munthe /Reuters February 8, 2018 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indonesia-shipping-cabotage/coal-buye...

Container shipping: More mergers, better mergers
12/02/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/container-shipping-more-mergers-bett...

A few precepts can help industry players better manage mergers and the integration process.

Cargo ship sent away from Auckland Harbour after stink bugs discovered on board
MIRI SCHROETER February 10 2018 https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101333737/cargo-ship-sent-away-from-auc...

Cargo was being unloaded off a ship in the Port of Auckland when over a hundred stink bugs were found.

However, several pieces of heavy machinery that could not be put back on the Japanese ship have since been fumigated in New Zealand.

Cocaine suitcases attached to hull of Chilean container ship, Mexico
Erofey Schkvark February 9, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/02/09/cocaine-suitcases-attached-to-hul...

IMO signs sustainable shipping pact with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Sam Chambers February 9th, 2018 http://splash247.com/imo-signs-sustainable-shipping-pact-european-bank-r...

The New Giants of Container Shipping
09 Feb 2018 https://www.porttechnology.org/news/the_new_giants_of_container_shipping

As of 1 January 2018, 451 ultra-large containerships (ULCS) were operating, while another 129 were on order for delivery into 2020, according to container sector credit risk analyst DynaLiner.

“Chiquita says goodbye to banana ships and expands into containers” / INTERVIEW
Alberto Quarati - February 09, 2018 http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/2018/02/09/chiquita-says-goo...

Berlin - “We are shipping company, to all intents and purposes,” explained Stefano Di Paolo, the president of GWT.