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Seafarers grounded in Manila by COVID-19 finally sail home
CES ORENA DRILON Apr 26 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/04/26/20/seafarers-groun...

Seamen awaiting results of their rapid tests.

Capitol to refuse entry of seafarers set to arrive this week
TERESA D. ELLERA April 27, 2020 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1854130

THE Provincial Government through Provincial Incident Management Team, PIMT signified its refusal to accept the arrival of 88 seafarers who are due to arrive in the province this week.

20 countries sign pact to keep ports open for unimpeded maritime trade
The Straits Times/Asia News Network / April 27, 2020 https://business.inquirer.net/295833/20-countries-sign-pact-to-keep-port...

SINGAPORE — Port authorities in 20 countries across three continents have signed an agreement to keep ports open for trade amid the coronavirus outbreak, in a move initiated by Singapore.

The shipping industry must adapt if it to survive in the modern world
Alex Katsomitros April 27, 2020 https://www.worldfinance.com/markets/the-shipping-industry-must-adapt-if...

A host of technological, environmental and geopolitical challenges will test the resilience of the maritime sector over the coming decades

DFA: Repatriated Filipinos due to pandemic hit 20,000
Bong Lozada - April 25, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/187175/dfa-repatriated-filipinos-due-t...

MANILA, Philippines — The total number of Filipinos repatriated by the Philippine government has reached 20,000, with the latest 600 plus seafarers of MV Queen Mary 2 arriving Saturday via two chartered flights from London.

Preserving the structures that keep seafarers safe
Martin Crawford-Brunt April 23rd, 2020 https://splash247.com/preserving-the-structures-that-keep-seafarers-safe/

Martin Crawford-Brunt, the CEO of RightShip, writes for Splash today warning shipping not to compromise on safety or risk during the current crisis as that could set the industry back for years to come.

Chinese Ship Crew Throw 2 Black Men Into The Ocean
April 25, 2020 https://news.pindula.co.zw/2020/04/25/chinese-ship-crew-throw-2-black-me...

Two Tanzanian stowaways (people who secretly board a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus) escaped death by the skin of their teeth after they were thrown into the Indian Ocean by the crew on a Chinese vessel, and were then washed ashore off the KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast.

148 cruise ship crew in Nagasaki test positive for virus
KYODO NEWS 25 April 2020 https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/04/b128357c3f63-148-cruise-ship-...

An additional 57 crew members on an Italian cruise ship docked for repairs at Nagasaki port in southwestern Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 148, the Nagasaki prefectural government said Saturday.

Coronavirus: Japan faces infection wave in hospitals, aboard cruise ship
Walter Sim 26 April 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/japan-faces-infection-wave-i...

Japan is facing the threat of a wave of coronavirus infections hitting hospitals even as it grapples with yet another cruise ship cluster.

The pandemic at sea
Rosalind S. Helderman, Hannah Sampson, Dalton Bennett and Andrew Ba Tran Video by Sarah Cahlan, Joyce Lee, Atthar Mirza and Elyse Samuels April 25, 2020 https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/cruise-ships-coron...