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Seafarers to have dedicated molecular laboratory
Hanah Tabios October 5, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/10/05/seafarers-to-have-dedicated-molecular-labor...

Key officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) spearheaded the formal commissioning of the PPA’s reverse transcription—polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) molecular testing laboratory Monday.

WA ship crew member’s negative COVID test
AAP Newswire 4 Oct 2020 https://www.denipt.com.au/national/2020/10/04/1701542/wa-ship-crew-membe...

A crew member from a cargo ship docked at Fremantle Port has tested negative to COVID-19, West Australian authorities have confirmed.

The crew member aboard the Kota Legit vessel was tested after it emerged they had been unwell while the ship was at sea, WA Health said on Sunday.

IMO site back up while CMA CGM struggles to get back online
Sam Chambers October 5, 2020 https://splash247.com/imo-site-back-up-while-cma-cgm-struggles-to-get-ba...

CMA CGM’s eBusiness website remains down one week on from a ransomware attack, while the website of the United Nations agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is back up and running, having been the victim of a cyber attack on Wednesday.

Culture of coercion at sea in the spotlight
Sam Chambers October 5, 2020 https://seafarertimes.com/2020-21/node#overlay=node/add/article

400,000 seafarers around the world stuck on board ships
G. Dunkel October 2, 2020 https://www.workers.org/2020/10/51662/

An unjust hardship faces 800,000 workers worldwide. Some 400,000 seafarers whose work contracts have expired are still stuck on their ships in the COVID-19 pandemic. Another 400,000 workers are stuck on shore, unemployed, waiting to replace the workers on the ships.

Australia's maritime union warns shipping practices risk importing COVID-19 to community
2020-10-02 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-10/02/c_139413876.htm

SYDNEY, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has warned that the country is at serious risk of ships arriving from COVID-19 hotspots and spreading the virus into the community through contact with port staff.

1.5 tons cocaine bust on German freighter with Russian crew
NIKOLAY TORKIN October 3, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/10/03/1-5-tons-cocaine-bust-on-germ...

POEA says more than 136,000 seafarers deployed since July
CNN Philippines Staff Oct 1, 2020 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/10/1/poea-seafarers-deployed-si...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 1) — More than 136,000 seafarers were deployed since July when restrictions were eased, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration said Thursday.

For Women Seafarers in the Philippines, Sexual Harassment at Sea Goes Mostly Unpunished
October 1, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/for-women-seafarers-in-the-philippines-sexual-haras...

The IMO becomes the latest high profile shipping name to be hacked
Sam Chambers Sam October 1, 2020 https://splash247.com/the-imo-becomes-the-latest-high-profile-shipping-n...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a fully fledged United Nations entity, has become the latest high profile shipping victim of a cyber attack.