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Floating restaurant to open in September
MERLINDA A. PEDROSA July 16, 2019 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1814629

BACOLOD. The floating restaurant. (Photo courtesy of City Administrator John Orola)
THE City Government of Bacolod will operate the floating restaurant in Barangay Sum-ag in September.

U.S. reaffirms pact to defend PH in case of West Philippine Sea attack
JC Gotinga July 16, 2019 https://www.rappler.com/nation/235548-united-states-reaffirms-pact-defen...

US officials affirm Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's assurance of aid in case of aggression in the West Philippine Sea amid growing security threat from China

How Industrial IoT will Disrupt the Shipping Industry
Arti Loftus July 16, 2019

According to the World Shipping Council, cargo and liner ships transport more than $4 trillion USD worth of goods annually, representing a material of the gross domestic product (GDP) of just about every country on the globe. To fully understand the scale and scope of ocean shipping, consider this:

UAE maritime industry becoming hub for leading global companies
15 Jul 2019 https://www.gulftoday.ae/business/2019/07/15/uae-maritime-industry-becom...

Container ship hit pier, gantry crane. Horrifying video. Update
Erofey Schkvarkin July 14, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/07/14/container-ship-hit-pier-gantry-c...

S. Korean Shipbuilders Have Half of Ultra Large Container Ship Order Backlogs
Yoon Young-sil July 15, 2019 http://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=33886

South Korean shipbuilders are leading the ultra large containership market as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.

Merchant ships urged to avoid using private armed teams in Mideast Gulf
15/07/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/merchant-ships-urged-to-avoid-using...

Shipping companies sailing through the Middle East Gulf are being urged to avoid having private armed security guards onboard as the risk of escalation in the region rises, industry associations say.

Feeder boxship brings down crane at Indonesian port
Grant Rowles July 15th, 2019 https://splash247.com/feeder-boxship-brings-down-crane-at-indonesian-port/

Feeder boxship Soul of Luck defied its name yesterday, slamming into the pier and bringing down a gantry crane at Indonesia’s Semarang Port yesterday.

Duterte wants OFW recruitment under government 'control and supervision'
Pia Ranada July 12, 2019 https://www.rappler.com/nation/235276-duterte-wants-ofw-recruitment-unde...

President Rodrigo Duterte also warns abusive recruitment agencies that he will run after them

MARINA expects EO to boost efforts in passing shipping-industry audit
July 12, 2019 https://www.bworldonline.com/marina-expects-eo-to-boost-efforts-in-passi...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) said it expects an Executive Order (EO) to help prepare the industry hurdle an international compliance audit and met the standards of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO).