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Maritime accidents still alarming
January, 30/2018 http://vietnamnews.vn/society/422090/maritime-accidents-still-alarming.h...

HCM CITY — The year 2017 led to an increasing number of maritime mishaps involving fishing and cargo ships in the seas around Việt Nam, highlighting the perils seafarers face.

IMO transparency under scrutiny
Jamey Bergman 29 Jan 2018 http://www.tankershipping.com/news/view,imo-transparency-under-scrutiny_...

Anti-corruption non-profit organisation Transparency International is undertaking an assessment of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) governance, transparency and accountability performance.

Mongolian Cargo Ship Sinks
2018-01-29 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/mongolian-cargo-ship-sinks#gs...

Two crewmen have been rescued from a Mongolian cargo ship which sank of Wenzhou, China, on Sunday night. Another nine are missing.

A Chinese naval vessel rescued the two men, one Chinese and one Indonesian. The Mongolian ship was transporting sugar from Taichung in Taiwan to South Korea.

The digital evolution of South Africa’s shipping industry
January 30, 2018 https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2018/01/the-digital-evolution-of-south-afri...

As South Africa’s maritime and shipping industry continues to benefit from technological interconnectivity, the sector is on the brink of a true digital evolution – but requires dynamic changes to be made to its policies.

Industry struggles to find qualified workers.
Jan 29, 2018 http://www.capecodtimes.com/business/20180129/new-website-touts-marine-j...

A new website established by a statewide advocacy group aims to attract more people to the marine trades industry — a field that, like many, is seeing a shortage of workers coming into the fold.

Pakistan looks to maritime reform and industry development
Jan 30 2018 https://quwa.org/2018/01/25/pakistan-looks-to-maritime-reform-and-indust...

Speaking to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on January 24, the Pakistan Navy Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi called for government reforms to managing Pakistan’s maritime affairs as well as maritime industry development as means to catalyze growth in the area.

Marina orders halt on boat building in Cordova lot
Norman V. Mendoza, January 29th, 2018 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/161872/marina-orders-halt-boat-buildi...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) ordered a halt into the construction of a motorboat in a private property in Barangay Alegria, Cordova town after the lot owner filed a complaint at their office last year.

Hyundai Heavy Industries suspends production after fatal incident
Jason Jiang January 26th 2018 http://splash247.com/hyundai-heavy-industries-suspends-production-fatal-...

South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) suspended production yesterday following a fatal accident that occurred at the yard this week.

FAL Convention Amendments Introduced
January 19, 2018 https://www.breakbulk.com/news-fal-convention-amendments-introduced/

New legislation for maritime traffic has introduced requirements for enhanced electronic information exchange and strengthened seafarer’s rights to shore leave.

Chinese navy rescues 2 crew members from sinking Mongolian ship
Xinhua| 2018-01-29 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/29/c_136934068.htm

NANJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A vessel of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy rescued two drowning crew members from a sinking Mongolian cargo ship in waters off Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province around midnight Sunday.