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Seaman sues luxury vessel operator
Bryan Manabat 25 Jan 2018 http://www.mvariety.com/cnmi/cnmi-news/local/101756-seaman-sues-luxury-v...

A PROFESSIONAL seaman is suing a luxury-vessel operator for terminating him from employment when he brought to its attention practices that he said violated maritime laws.

ISWAN launches campaign against non-RPSL crewing agencies in India
24 January 2018 http://seafarerswelfare.org/news-and-media/latest-news/iswan-launches-ca...

With support from a number of partners in India, ISWAN is launching a new campaign to discourage Indian seafarers from signing up with crewing agencies which have not registered with the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS).

Booming shipbuilding industry lacking in worker safety
Afrose Jahan Chaity January 25, 2018 http://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/special/2018/01/25/booming-shipbuild...

Most workers do not have protective gears despite the fact that law has strict provisions on their use. Photo: Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Singaporean Tanker Suspected of Sanctions-Busting
2018-01-24 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/singaporean-tanker-suspected-...

I, Pirate: A cyber story in the maritime industry: Aybars Oruc discusses how shipping must get to grips with cyber attacks.
January 24th 2018 http://splash247.com/pirate-cyber-story-maritime-industry/

I, Robot – the 2004 film adapted from the short story by American author Isaac Asimov – has an interesting scene. Two detectives are talking, and we are hearing this dialogue:

I guess we’re gonna miss the good old days.

What good old days?

When people were killed by other people.

German freighter troubled in Med Jan 24 Update
Mikhail Voytenko January 24, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/24/german-freighter-troubled-in-med-...

General cargo ship DIANA is still aground as of evening Jan 24, according to latest local news. Salvors understood to wait for weather improvement. Initial news from local and other sources weren’t correct, the ship drifted aground, not drifted around after grounding.

Shipping groups issue guidance in response to Yemen conflict
Jamey Bergman 24 Jan 2018 http://www.lngworldshipping.com/news/view,shipping-groups-issue-guidance...

A coalition of shipping industry bodies have published new security recommendations in response to threats to mariners including mines and water-borne improvised explosive devices, linked to the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

Catching the tide in sea transport
25/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/catching-the-tide-in-sea-transport/

Assessing Skills in the Maritime Industry
Goldberg, Murray January 23, 2018 https://www.marinelink.com/news/assessing-maritime433223

Never easy, but always a critically important task.

Export-Import Bank vows to push restructuring maritime industry
Kim Yoo-chul 2018-01-24 https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2018/01/488_242998.html

The head of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) said the export credit agency will continue pushing ahead with its plans to further restructure the ailing shipbuilding and shipping industries.