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330 passengers and crew rescued from two ferry accidents
Martyn Wingrove 06 Jan 2020 https://www.rivieramm.com/news-content-hub/330-passengers-and-crew-rescu...

More than 330 people were rescued from two ferries that grounded over the weekend, generating salvage opportunities for tug owners

Search vessels, tugs and patrol boats were sent to assist two grounded ferries to rescue passengers and begin salvage operations.

Three seafarers kidnapped, four security personnel killed, in Nigerian pirate attack
Marcus Hand | Jan 06, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/three-seafarers-kidnap...

IMO 2020: Think twice before finger pointing
Huang Xiayan Jan 06, 2020

Outlook 2020: Shipping sails to new challenges and innovation
Richard Greiner 4th January 2020 https://www.financialmirror.com/2020/01/04/outlook-2020-shipping-sails-t...

The shipping industry faces some very significant challenges over the coming years, but has a number of reasons to be cheerful as it enters a new decade, according to BDO.

Seafarers’ union reaches deal on foreign workers on ferries
Andrea Gunn Dec 18, 2019 https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/business/regional-business/seafarers-u...

OTTAWA, Ont. — A month after launching seven lawsuits against the federal government, a union representing sailors across Canada has reached a settlement.

Cargo ships collided in Avacha Bay, Kamchatka
NIKOLAY TORKIN January 3, 2020 https://maritimebulletin.net/2020/01/03/cargo-ships-collided-in-avacha-b...

Maine Maritime Academy: Focusing on Goals From Day 1
31 Dec 2019 https://www.chronicle.com/interactives/20191231-barriers-case-studies

Ask Susan Loomis, the dean of faculty at Maine Maritime Academy, about why this small college on the New England coast outpaces Ivy League and other elite private colleges in the long-term economic gains of graduates, and she doesn’t mention career advising or alumni networks.

Cleaner Air in 2020: 0.5% sulphur cap for ships enters into force worldwide
January 3, 2020 https://europeansting.com/2020/01/03/cleaner-air-in-2020-0-5-sulphur-cap...

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.

MR Product Tanker The “Weapon of Choice” for Ship Owners During 2019
04/01/2020

The shipping industry is heading towards a landmark year in 2020, with the latest marine fuel rules upsetting common practices, while yesterday’s Middle East events are bound to make waves in the weeks to come.

Shipping on alert as Iran vows revenge for deadly American drone strike
Sam Chambers January 3rd, 2020 https://splash247.com/shipping-on-alert-as-iran-vows-revenge-for-deadly-...

Merchant shipping heading through Middle Eastern waters has been placed back on high alert over fears Iran may retaliate to American drone strikes earlier today that killed a top Iranian general.