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The role of duty officers in collision avoidance
16/02/18 https://safety4sea.com/the-role-of-duty-officers-in-collision-avoidance/

Taking consideration of various court claims involving maritime casualties, Harry Hirst of Ince&Co. law firm discussed the importance of "the use of time" by duty officers (OOW) in collision avoidance.

HMM’s net loss for 2017 balloons to more than a billion dollars
Sam Chambers February 13th, 2018 http://splash247.com/hmms-net-loss-2017-balloons-billion-dollars/

South Korea’s leading line Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) issued its unaudited results for 2017 today with the red ink flowing in dramatic fashion. HMM, which came through a fierce restructuring in 2016, saw its annual net loss more than double to KRW1.208trn ($1.1bn).

Casualties, Collisions and Criminality
Joseph Keefe February 11, 2018 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/blogs/post/casualties-collisions-an...

PH-made vessel powered by waves setting sail soon
Dhel Nazario 14, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/02/14/ph-made-vessel-powered-by-waves-settin...

The development of an environment-friendly vessel which has the ability to harness energy from ocean waves and improve the country’s maritime industry will be funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).

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.