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China, Samoa and debt-for-equity swaps
Stewart Firth 1 January 2019 http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/01/01/china-samoa-and-debt-for-equity-...

Ship with crew of 10 stranded since August finally berthed
stephanie lee 1 Jan 2019 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/01/01/ship-with-crew-of-10-s...

KOTA KINABALU: Ten foreign crewmen stranded in a faulty vessel with limited food, water and electricity supply since August in waters off Pulau Gaya near here were finally able to see improvements in living condition beginning with New Year’s Day.

Ferry caught in storm, cargo shift, Java sea
Mikhail Voytenko December 31, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/31/ferry-caught-in-storm-cargo-shif...

Five technologies to transform maritime in 2019
Martyn Wingrove 01 Jan 2019

Shipping is just beginning to reap some of the benefits in operational efficiency improvements, emissions and expenditure reductions, safer navigation and regulatory compliance that digitalisation has to offer.

Digital momentum is building within the industry along with a push to achieve greater levels of autonomy, full adoption of artificial intelligence, crewless ships, blockchain-controlled logistics and integrated ship-port operations.

2019 will be a good year
Susan V. Ople - January 2, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019-will-be-a-good-year/

Why 10 million Filipinos endure hardship abroad as overseas workers
Aurora Almendral December 2018 National Geographic

Families in the Philippines receive billions from the ‘new heroes’—nannies in Hong Kong, sailors in the Arctic, and domestic workers in the Middle East.

Recuerdo Morco was 22 when he first saw snow. Wrapped in four layers of coveralls and parkas, he looked up into the swirling sky as huge flakes settled onto the deck of his cargo ship.

Exporters reeling from port-congestion losses
Elijah Felice Rosales -January 1, 2019 https://businessmirror.com.ph/exporters-reeling-from-port-congestion-los...

Container vans pile up in Manila North Harbor being readied to go to their destination.

Marina seeks Malacañang approval of maritime plan
GENEVI FACTAO 1 Jan 2019 https://www.manilatimes.net/marina-seeks-malacanang-approval-of-maritime...

Two seriously injured in oil tanker fire (Update 3) - Cyprus Mail
Lizzy Ioannidou December 29th, 2018 https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/12/29/tanker-catches-fire-off-zygi/

The oil tanker ‘Athlos’ caught fire off the Larnaca coast at around 9.30am on Saturday, injuring two crew members who were rushed to Nicosia general hospital suffering from serious burns.

Three other members of the total crew of 17 were transferred to the Limassol general hospital for check-ups.

Traffic in Antwerp blocked by 30 containers lost from container ship VIDEO
Erofey Schkvarkin December 29, 2018 https://maritimebulletin.net/2018/12/29/traffic-in-antwerp-blocked-by-30...