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Iloilo maritime school decries closure report
Tara Yap February 23, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/02/23/iloilo-maritime-school-decries-closure...

ILOILO CITY – The first maritime educational institution in the country that was granted university status has decried a false news report that it was being recommended for closure.

Key Filipino crewmen may be tapped to maintain, operate quarantined ship
Krissy Aguilar -February 24, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/185571/fwd-dfa-some-filipino-crew-in-q...

MANILA, Philippines — A select group of Filipino crew members may be required to carry out key operational functions aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, even as over 400 others are scheduled to return home on Tuesday.

PAMI cautions Marina
Yashika F. Torib February 21, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/02/21/news/top-stories/pami-cautions-ma...

The Philippine Association of Maritime Institutions (PAMI) cautioned the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) against making premature announcements on the closure of maritime schools because of alleged non-compliance with to the STCW Convention standards.

Seafarers facing unprecedented challenges due to Coronaviurs outbreak: Shipping crippled by the spread of the virus
23 Feb 2020 https://www.logisticsmiddleeast.com/transport/maritime/35222-seafarers-f...

Letter: Now is a time of increased stress for cruise ship crew
From John Green, London, UK https://www.ft.com/content/2abc1466-5328-11ea-8841-482eed0038b1

Coronavirus: Foreign sailors aboard cargo vessel quarantined off West Sulawesi coast
February 20, 2020 https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/02/20/coronavirus-foreign-sailo...

Forty foreign crew members aboard a vessel that had been scheduled to transport palm oil from Pasangkayu, West Sulawesi, have been quarantined inside the ship off the coast of the province over fears of China's deadly coronavirus.

Coronavirus restrictions hit shipping, spreading global economic strain
enoit PELEGRIN 23 February 2020 https://www.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-restrictions-hit-shipping-spre...

With swathes of China under lockdown in an effort to contain disease, exports and imports have slowed, dropping global indicator of goods transportation costs to lowest since 2016.

Ro-ro cargo ship fire off Santa Cruz de Tenerife
February 23, 2020 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/02/23/ro-ro-cargo-ship-fire-off-sa...

PhilHealth clarifies ‘fake receipts’ losses
February 21, 2020 https://www.manilastandard.net/news/national/317819/philhealth-clarifies...

A ranking official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Thursday claimed only P1.2 million was lost to the fake receipts scam involving insurance premiums from overseas Filipino workers.

Indonesia to Send Navy Hospital Ship to Evacuate Diamond Princess Crew Members
BERITASATU FEBRUARY 22, 2020 https://jakartaglobe.id/news/indonesia-to-send-navy-hospital-ship-to-eva...

Jakarta. The Indonesian government plans to bring home its 74 citizens who have been quarantined inside Diamond Princess cruise ship off the Japanese city of Yokohama due to coronavirus outbreak, a health official said on Friday.