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MCTC Urges Industry To Pull Together For Seafarers Benefit
21/08/2020

International catering management and training business, MCTC, has urged the industry to pull together to aid seafarers’ overall wellbeing. The comments are in response to the Seafarers Happiness Index which indicates that seafarers are feeling additional pressure and stress due to the unsustainable levels of additional tasks required, to ensure maximum hygiene on vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philippines embassy welcomes 2nd group of Filipino seafarers to Denmark
Zazithorn Ruengchinda • August 20, 2020

The Ambassador of Philippine H.E. Leo M. Herrera-Lim welcome second group of seafarers. Photo: Philippines Embassy in Denmark.

BI sends home nearly 10,000 foreign seafarers
Jun Ramirez August 21, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/21/bi-sends-home-nearly-10000-foreign-seafarers/

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has already sent back to their home countries nearly 10,000 foreign seafarers who were stranded for many weeks aboard cruise ships that were anchored at the Manila Bay since April due to the coronavirus pandemic.

PH protests China’s ‘illegal confiscation’ of Filipino fishermen’s ‘payaos’ in Scarborough
Christia Marie Ramos August 21, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/190332/ph-protests-chinas-illegal-conf...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Thursday filed a diplomatic protest against China over the “illegal confiscation” of fish aggregating devices installed by Filipino fishermen in a Philippine-claimed shoal off Zambales.

How a global shipping loophole left a potentially dangerous cargo in Beirut
Lena Obermaier and Lauranne Duffaut August 19, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/19/how-global-shipping-l...

‘Flags of convenience’ can leave ships and their owners with little regulatory oversight

Greek tanker hijacked in Somali waters
Jason Jiang August 21, 2020 https://splash247.com/greek-tanker-hijacked-in-somali-waters/

The 1994-built 8,100 dwt chemical tanker Aegean II has been hijacked by armed men in Somali waters.

According to a report by maritime consultancy Dryad Global, the vessel is believed to have been attacked by six pirates approximately 180 nautical miles southwest of Socotra after having mechanical issues when it was in transit from the UAE to Mogadishu.

Wärtsilä published experts advice on how Covid-19 may improve shipping industry
Zazithorn Ruengchinda • August 20, 2020 https://scandasia.com/wartsila-published-experts-advice-on-how-shipping-...

Wärtsilä published an opinion article on how technology may improve efficiency in shipping industry during Covid-19 pandemic recovery

HK bulk carrier to pay P1M indemnity to kin of missing Filipino fishermen
Daphne Galvez - August 20, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1324624/hk-bulk-carrier-to-pay-p1m-indemni...

As some ships sail again, survey says seafarers facing ‘mental health crisis’
Jeremaiah Opiniano August 20, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/other-sections/news-feature/2020/08/20/2036657/...

‘Cancer of the industry’: Beirut's blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships
Karen McVeigh and Andrew Roth 20 Aug 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/20/cancer-of-the-indust...

Cargo from the MV Rhosus caused the explosion in Lebanon’s main port – its crew say they were stranded aboard for a year

The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013.