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North Korean cargo ship collided with Russian freighter, Vladivostok
NIKOLAY TORKIN January 1, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/01/north-korean-cargo-ship-collided-...

Irish Tech Company Help Seafarers Connect to Loved Ones Over Festive Period
31st December 2017 https://afloat.ie/port-news/port-and-shipping-news/item/38073-irish-tech...

Asawa ng Seaman- Balik sa Ilang Tanaw
Helmsman Seafarertimes.com 31 Disyembre 2017

This movie may have rubbed in the image of an adulterous 'seaman's wife'
Putok na naman sa balita ang ukol sa isang seaman na habang naglalayag sa karagatan ay pinatay ang kanyang asawa at anak. Diumano, ang suspek sa pagpatay ay ang sariling boypren ng asawa ng seaman (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/955773/suspect-who-surrendered-to-cops-admi...)

Ang ganitong pagtingin sa pagiging "mahina," "marupok," o "lapitin ng tukso" ay pinalaganap sa kamalayan ng marami sa isang pelikulang pinamagatang "Lupe: A Seaman's Wife (Rated R: https://magsinetayo.tumblr.com/post/156963810847/lupe-a-seamans-wife-viv...)

Ganoon na rin sa mga lumalaganap na kolum at balitang mabilis na naibabahagi sa internet (http://www.philstar.com/share-your-story/590503/seamans-wife: https://www.wattpad.com/story/1141179-the-seaman%27s-wife-and-her-lover; http://definitelyfilipino.com/blog/agony-of-a-seamans-wife/)

$8.4bn in new ships, 34,400 berths to join global cruise fleet in 2018
http://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/8-4bn-in-new-ships-34...

Sixteen ocean-going cruise ships valued at a total $8.4bn are due to arrive in 2018, according to Seatrade's orderbook.

Dutch freighter fire at Seville, Spain
Mikhail Voytenko January 1, 2018 http://maritimebulletin.net/2018/01/01/dutch-freighter-fire-at-seville-s...

6.5% drop in seamen on 1,235 Greek-flagged vessels between 2014-2016
L. Karageorgos 31.12.2017 http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/economy/29179-6-5-drop-in-seamen-...

Foreign ship seized for alleged ties to N. Korea
January. 01, 2018 http://english.donga.com/List/3/01/26/1176474/1

Centre’s plans to build LNG ships go up in smoke
P Manoj http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/centres-plans-to-buil...

Vietnam loses $2.4 billion as deep-water port has insufficient infrastructure
30/12/2017 http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/192834/vietnam-loses--2-4-bill...

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam spent big money to build a deep-water port but did not build infrastructure for ships to go in and out of the port.