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17 quarantined in Samoa for working with COVID-19-hit container ship
Xinhua| 2020-11-11 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/11/c_139508572.htm

SUVA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 people in Samoa were put in managed quarantine facilities after working with a COVID-19-hit container ship that passed through Apia, capital of the island nation last weekend, the Samoan government confirmed on Wednesday.

200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
09 Nov 2020 https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/200000-striking-bangladeshi-maritime-w...

Overworking Seafarers Normalized by ‘Systematic Failures’ in Maritime Industry -Report
November 10, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/overworking-seafarers-normalized-by-systematic-fail...

Three more robberies from ships off Singapore
Nick Blenkey November 09, 2020

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) reports that, in a six hour period, November 8-9, three ships were the subjects of armed robberies while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait. The incidents occurred in close proximity to each other. In all three incidents, there was no confrontation between the perpetrators and the crew.

Shipping industry leaders launch project for Seafarers’ Rights
Baibhav Mishra - November 6, 2020 https://seanews.co.uk/features/shipping-industry-leaders-launch-project-...

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), along with SSI members today announce the launch of a new project focusing on seafarers’ labour and human rights.

Report Highlights Regulators' Failure to Protect Seafarers
November 9, 2020 https://www.maritimeprofessional.com/news/report-highlights-regulators-f...

Seafarers are left unprotected by systemic failures in the implementation of the regulatory regime for work and rest hours at sea, a newly published report finds.

Significant crew safety and well-being lessons to be learned from industry-wide survey
9 November 2020 https://shipinsight.com/articles/significant-crew-safety-and-well-being-...

AMSA orders repatriation of nine seafarers kept too long on board
November 05, 2020 https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/amsa-orders-repatriation-of-nine-seaf...

Nine Chinese and Filipino seafarers, some of who had been on board the Panama-flagged 9,032 dwt general cargo ship Brio Faith for 20 months with no leave, will be reunited with their families after an intervention by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

Two tankers avert pirate attacks off West Africa
Lee Hong Liang | Nov 09, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/two-tankers-avert-pira...

Two tankers transiting West Africa have successfully averted attacks by pirates on their crew, even though one of the tankers was boarded.

Both incidents happened on 7 November.

These startling pictures show the impact of COVID-19 on the cruise industry
Victoria Masterson 06 Nov 2020 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/impact-coronavirus-pandemic-cruis...

*Tens of thousands of passengers and staff were stranded as the outbreak hit.
*Ships are being scrapped as $150 billion industry still waits to set sail again.
*Cruise destinations and related tourist activities are also badly impacted.