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Local investors to spend $30bn on maritime industry in 2019 – DG, NIMASA
Babatunde Akinsola -Jan 15, 2019 https://naija247news.com/2019/01/15/local-investors-to-spend-30bn-on-mar...

Campaign launched to get Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to intervene in horrific crew abandonment case
Sam Chambers January 14th, 2019 https://splash247.com/campaign-launched-to-get-sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashi...

DFA hopes to find 5 missing Pinoy seafarers soon
January 15, 2019 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/681418/dfa-hopes-to-fin...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday has voiced hope that the five Filipino seafarers reported missing off the waters in Hawaii would still be found.

Hellas: Ship owners With Larger Vessels Prefer to Install Scrubbers Ahead of IMO 2020 Rules
14/01/2019 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hellas-ship-owners-with-larger-vess...

Fewer mega-containerships arriving will help balance supply and demand in 2019
Mike Wackett 14/01/2019 https://theloadstar.co.uk/fewer-mega-containerships-arriving-will-help-b...

A “reduced appetite” for ordering ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and carriers instead aspiring to become global logistics integrators could finally balance container capacity supply with demand, according to new analysis from Drewry.

More fire-fighting tugs en route to container ship burning off Nova Scotia
14 Jan 2019 https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/regional/more-fire-fighting-tugs-...

HALIFAX — More help is on the way for a Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning off Canada's East Coast since Jan. 3.

Seafarers stuck on board Hansa Heavy ship in Denmark
NIKLAS KRIGSLUND 10.01.19

15 seafarers have been stranded on board the vessel HHL Amur, which has laid idle outside Aarhus since Dec. 19. The ship has been arrested following a bunker company's claim against carrier Hansa Heavy Lift, which faces bankruptcy.

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Port agents targeted in latest UAE crew abandonment measures
Sam Chambers January 10th, 2019 https://splash247.com/port-agents-targeted-in-latest-uae-crew-abandonmen...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is shedding its reputation as a hotspot for crew abandonment with a series of measures introduced over the past 12 months aimed at completely stamping out the scourge.

The Case for Regulatory-Driven Diversification in Ship Finance
Dimitri G. Vassilacos 2019-01-13 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/the-case-for-regulatory-dr...

Upskill Today's Maritime Workforce to Prepare for a Technological Future: Industry Report
Jan 13, 2019

SINGAPORE, Jan. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- With the shipping technological landscape changing how some areas of work in the maritime industry are carried out, it is imperative that the existing workforce is future-proofed and upskilled to ensure they can work well in an environment centred around technology.