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The continuous war on oil and the oil industry
23/01/2018 http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-continuous-war-on-oil-and-the-oi...

The pressure on the oil industry and producers has been immense for some time. This has been manifested by tightening regulations on efficiency of use, on product specifications to reduce pollutants, on increasing taxes to reduce growth in demand, and by encouraging every possible avenue to substitute it with other fuels.

Shipping industry bodies, environmental groups call for ban on non-compliant fuels
Rebecca Moore 22 Jan 2018 http://www.tankershipping.com/news/view,shipping-industry-bodies-environ...

The industry proposals will be considered by the next IMO Sub Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response from 5-9 February

Filipino stroke victim rescued at sea
January, 17/2018 http://vietnamnews.vn/society/421344/filipino-stroke-victim-rescued-at-s...

Safe: A Filipino seaman receives aid on a Vietnamese rescue ship after suffering from a stroke. — Photo courtesy MRCC2

Unpaid Seafarers Stranded in Durban
Iliriana Zeneli January 22, 2018 https://www.marinelink.com/news/seafarers-stranded-unpaid433168

A group of seafarers are stuck in the port of Durban, South Africa after their vessel was detained for non-payment of wages.

AFP chief Guerrero to be Marina administrator, says Duterte
Pia Ranada January 22, 2018 https://www.rappler.com/nation/194250-afp-chief-rey-guerrero-marina-admi...

After his retirement in April, AFP chief General Rey Guerrero will take over the post of sacked Marina administrator Marcial Amaro III

Stories ahoy: Stories ahoy: Seamen and a Malay club in Liverpool
Jan 16, 2018 http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/stories-ahoy-seamen-and-a-malay-cl...

In the 1950s, a clubhouse in St James Road in the British city of Liverpool was serving steaming hot Malay dishes.

It was a hub for seafarers from Malaya who worked on British merchant ships carrying commodities such as tin and rubber to Liverpool for industrial production.

Singapore's Cogent Holdings Requests Trading Suspension Following Cosco Shipping's Cash Offer
January 22, 2018 https://asia.nikkei.com/Markets/Nikkei-Markets/Singapore-s-Cogent-Holdin...

SINGAPORE (Jan 22) -- Singapore's Cogent Holdings requested a suspension of its share trading Monday as a result of Cosco Shipping International (Singapore) Co.'s offer for all Cogent shares, according to an exchange filing.

Voices Hanjin: Bankruptcy or barograph?
Stephen Franciosa January 22 2018 https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/lessons-for-auditors-in-the-hanj...

Hanjin Shipping was South Korea’s largest container-ship company in terms of capacity, and ranked No. 7 in the world. And yet in August 2016, it filed for receivership. Should its auditor have anticipated that the company was cruising into impending bankruptcy and its ultimate demise?

Global Maritime Human Rights Reporting Platform Launched
2018-01-21 https://www.maritime-executive.com/corporate/global-maritime-human-right...

China Focus: China's maritime economy expands by 7.5 pct in recent five years
Xinhua| 2018-01-21 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/21/c_136913316.htm

BEIJING, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- The gross production value of China's maritime industry grew by 7.5 percent annually on average in the past five years, accounting for nearly 10 percent of the country's GDP, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) announced Sunday.