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Cosco continues to grow – but profit dwindles
SIMON VALEUR 01.04.19 https://shippingwatch.com/secure/carriers/Container/article11289778.ece

China's Cosco lifted its revenue significantly in a 2018 marked by a trade dispute and declining global economic growth, which caused profits to drop.

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Dire straits for PH maritime sector
BEN KRITZ, April 02, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/dire-straits-for-ph-maritime-sector/534339/

ON Sunday, this newspaper’s editorial sounded the alarm over the grave risk that the Philippines may lose its position of preeminence as a supplier of manpower to the world’s shipping industry. But the warning it offered was not nearly strong enough.

Fire breaks out on ship in St. John’s Harbour
Bart Fraize -April 1, 2019 http://ntv.ca/fire-breaks-out-on-ship-in-st-johns-harbour/

The factory freezer trawler was tied up on the south side of St. John’s harbour when the crew noticed it was filling up with smoke. The vessel was evacuated and 911 was called.

Firefighters quickly located the source of the smoke as a motor that made up one of the ship’s ventilation systems. That system carried the smoke throughout the vessel.

Expanding maritime industry is goal of new UAE seafaring centre, training opportunities:Balheif Al Nuaimi
31-03-2019 http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302752216

ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2019 (WAM) -- The UAE is taking steps to secure its position as a maritime power, announcing it will open the new National Centre for Maritime and Navigation Information before the end of 2019.

Drunken sailors from Dutch cargo ship rescued from deserted island
Jared Leone, Mar 31, 2019 https://www.boston25news.com/news/trending-now/drunken-sailors-from-dutc...

Three sailors from a Dutch cargo ship were rescued from a deserted island hours after getting lost in foggy conditions after going out for a night of drinking.

The two forces reshaping the landscape of shipping and logistics
John Eden 29 March 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/28/the-two-forces-reshaping-the-landscape...

Technology innovations seen in maritime training schools
GENIVI FACTAO March 27, 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/technology-innovations-seen-in-maritime-trai...

The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) said new trends in the global shipping has forced maritime education and training institutions to innovate to meet the demands of the seafaring industry.

Marina tie-up with the Netherlands to boost PHL’s 10-year maritime industry development plan
Lorenz S. Marasigan - March 22, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/03/22/marina-tie-up-with-the-netherla...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is looking at its counterparts in the Netherlands to help the Philippines build its maritime infrastructure to support its multibillion-peso plan to develop the industry in the next decade.

65-year-old former seaman needs medical help
Santiago R. Alcantara March 04, 2019 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1091665/65-year-old-former-seaman-needs-me...

HELP NEEDED Edilberto Lumanas in June 2018 while undergoing hemodialysis at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

IMO 2020: Ready or not?
29/03/2019

Analysis by Jonathan Leitch and Gordon McManus, research directors for the EMEARC refining and oil products team.

New Year’s Day 2020 is firmly marked in the calendar as the refining and shipping industries prepare for change.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s rules, in force from 1 January 2020, will see the current maximum fuel oil sulphur limit of 3.5 weight per cent (wt%) reduced to 0.5 wt%. This is the largest reduction in the sulphur content of a transportation fuel undertaken at any one time.