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The World’s First Electric Autonomous Container Ship To Set Sail In Norway
August 23rd, 2018

Maersk to sail first container ship over top of Russia
Aug 22, 2018

Northern Sea Route touted as potential rival to Suez Canal for trade as Arctic ice melts

Maersk Line will this week launch the first container ship on an Arctic route over the top of Russia as the world’s biggest carrier of seaborne freight experiments with an alternative to the Suez Canal.

The Venta Maersk, a 3,600-container new ice-class ship belonging to the Danish group, will leave Vladivostok in the next few days bound for St Petersburg, which it will reach by the end of September.

A Broader Safety Platform for Seafarers in Distress
Peter Broadhurst 2018-08-22 https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/a-broader-safety-platform-...

Following the decision to include L-Band connectivity in the International Maritime Organization’s Global Maritime Distress System, real progress can be made in the functionality of the satellite-based emergency service seafarers call on in the last resort.

Solon seeks better government services for seafarers
Charissa Luci-Atienza August 23, 2018 https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/08/23/solon-seeks-better-government-services...

Samar Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento is asking the House Committee on Transportation to look into the status of pre-departure, on-site and other support services provided by government agencies to seafarers.

Nigeria protests global piracy reports
Emeka Anaeto and Godwin Oritse 22 Aug 2018 https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/08/nigeria-protests-imos-piracy-reports/

Blames international politics

MRV vs. IMO Regulations
23/08/2018

Ship owners are currently dealing with recent regulations applied to maritime industry, such as MRV Regulation which entered into force on 1st January 2018.

After a period of development and assessment of each vessel’s Monitoring Plan (until 31st December 2017), companies are, at this stage, gathering data from fuel types consumed on board, their respective impact on the environment, and vessel´s activity data (transport work, distance travelled, hours underway, cargo carried, energy consumption, among others).

MMEA detains 3 crew members of cargo ship laden with fuel supplies
Norasikin Daineh - August 22, 2018 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2018/08/403972/mmea-detains-3-crew-me...

SANDAKAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained three crew members of a cargo ship laden with fuel supplies at Tanjung Pasir waters near here yesterday.

WISTA committed to women in maritime industry
22 August 2018 |

Claudia Ohlmeier, new CEO of WISTA Germany, tells Hamburg News about benefits for women

Marina, DOF team up to upgrade local boats
August 21, 2018 http://manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/273570/marina-dof-team-up-to...

The Maritime Industry Authority said it teamed up with the Finance Department to push for the modernization of local boats.

Ferry companies urge seamen to call off planned strike
21.08.2018 http://www.ekathimerini.com/231906/article/ekathimerini/business/ferry-c...

The association representing Greek ferry companies (SEEN) on Tuesday urged the union of seamen (PNO) to call off a planned 24-hour strike on September 3, saying that the action would leave 180,000 passengers stranded in the middle of a busy season for tourism.