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Say bye to Boracay’s wooden-hulled boats
Boy Ryan B. Zabal - January 15, 2021 https://www.panaynews.net/say-bye-to-boracays-wooden-hulled-boats/

BORACAY – Wooden-hulled passenger boats are no longer allowed to operate the Caticlan-Boracay Island route beginning Jan. 19.

Singapore’s 2020 maritime performance resilient despite global COVID-19 hurdles: Minister
15/01/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/singapores-2020-maritime-performanc...

Charterers under pressure to resolve Chinese coal carrier impasse
Jason Jiang January 14, 2021 https://splash247.com/charterers-under-pressure-to-resolve-chinese-coal-...

Charterers are coming under pressure to resolve the dry bulk standoff on China’s coastline that has stranded more than 1,100 seafarers.

Finding visual poetry on the high seas
Yashika F. Torib January 13, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/13/business/maritime-business/findin...

Pacific nation of Micronesia sees 1st virus case
The Associated Press January 12, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/01/12/pacific-nation-of-micronesia-se...

The small Pacific nation of Micronesia has reported its first case of the coronavirus after a crewmember on an arriving ship tested positive.

Home to 100,000 people, Micronesia had been among a dwindling handful of island nations to have avoided the virus altogether.

COVID-19 masks mischief in the South China Sea
Carlyle Thayer, 13 January 2021 https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/01/13/covid-19-masks-mischief-in-the-...

Key developments in the South China Sea in 2020 were shaped by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, international lawfare, and maritime security.

Deadline for seafarer’s competence assessment set June 30
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz January 6, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1126514

MANILA – All seafarers who are completing their competence assessment under the old system of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) have been given a final extension, with the deadline now set on June 30.

Global investors call for end to seafarers marooned at sea due to coronavirus
Jonathan Saul, Reuters Jan 13 2021 https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/13/21/global-investors-call-for-end...

LONDON - A group of leading investors on Wednesday called for an end to a crisis involving hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck on ships for many months due to COVID-19, warning that the situation was creating bigger risks every day.

Rescue operations for passengers, crew members of ill-fated ship in Danao City delayed due to bad weather
Delta Letigio | January 12,2021

Some of the passengers who were rescued from LCT Manoling 2 that ran aground in Danao City arrive at the Danao City port on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. | Photo Courtesy of Danao City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

DOTr: Almost 490,000 OFWs assisted by one-stop shops
Susan G. De Leon January 12, 2021 https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1063602

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 12 (PIA) -- A total of 489,596 overseas Filipino workers (OFW) have now been assisted by the government’s One-Stop Shops (OSS) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminals 1, 2, and 3 within the boarders of Parañaque and Pasay Cities, as of Sunday.