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Shipping needs a ‘green revolution’ to take on future challenges
Katherine Si 06 December 2018 http://www.seatrade-maritime.com/news/asia/shipping-needs-a-green-revolu...

Cargo ship diverts to rescue yachtswoman sailing solo round globe
Steven Morris 6 Dec 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/dec/06/solo-yachtswoman-waits-in-...

Hong Kong vessel could reach Susie Goodall, injured when boat overturned in Southern Ocean storm, on Friday

Illegal withholding of seafarer’s travel documents
Atty. Dennis Gorecho December 6, 2018 https://www.panaynews.net/illegal-withholding-of-seafarers-travel-docume...

Manning agencies and foreign principals and employers can be held criminally liable for illegally withholding seafarers’ travel documents.

Sustainable shipping: Why does it matter and what does it entail?
04/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sustainable-shipping-why-does-it-ma...

Sustainability is gaining a foothold in the maritime industry. Jotun Maritime Insider looks at why it matters and what measures companies are taking to achieve safer, greener and more efficient operations.

Shipowners challenged as recycling is caught in transition
Mette Kronholm Frænde 06/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipowners-challenged-as-recycling-...

Seafarer survives four days at sea with fractured spine after fall
04/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-survives-four-days-at-sea-...

PH registry of shipping gets conformance certificate
GENEVI FACTAO December 04, 2018 https://www.manilatimes.net/ph-registry-of-shipping-gets-conformance-cer...

Philippine Register of Shipping Inc. (PRS) was awarded a Certificate of Conformance by the ABS Quality Evaluations, boosting its chance to be chosen as the Single Classification Society in the Philippines.

Gambling as a ground for dismissal
ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO |December 03,2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/206376/gambling-as-a-ground-for-dismi...

Gambling is one of the twenty one (21) offenses which are considered valid grounds for dismissal under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC), which covers any of the following acts:

MarTID 2019: The Global Survey of Maritime Training Practices is Open
Greg Trauthwein

The second annual global Maritime Training Insights Database (MarTID) survey examines the impact of the autonomy trend in maritime operations on the training of future ‘seafarers,’ and as of November 26, 2018, the survey is officially ‘open’ for a period of approximately six weeks.

Chinese president visits new Panama Canal locks
05/12/2018 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinese-president-visits-new-panama...

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit to the Panama Canal and witnessed the passage of a fully-loaded Chinese container ship through the waterway’s new locks.