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AirAsia Philippines starts seafarer flights to Sri Lanka’s Mattala airport
August 10, 2020 https://economynext.com/airasia-philippines-starts-seafarer-flights-to-s...

AirAsia Philippines had started operating seafarer repatriation flights to Sri Lanka’s Mattala Airport as the island serves as a hub for the global shipping industry to change crews.

Penalty for seafarer’s desertion
Persida Acosta August 10, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/08/10/legal-advice/dearpao/penalty-for-...

Dear PAO,
My brother is an overseas seafarer. Several months ago, he informed me that should his ship anchor in another country, he would just leave it despite his existing contract and go home. Should I advise my brother not to desert his ship?
Gen

'They’d just given up’ — an inside look at seafarers trapped aboard ships amid COVID-19 restrictions
Geoff Baker Aug. 8, 2020 https://www.seattletimes.com/business/international-trade/an-inside-look...

Jeff Engels could sense the despair in the two seafarers wondering whether they’ll ever get home.

My alarm goes off at 7 a.m.
Zayne D. Manlongat - August 09, 2020 https://opinion.inquirer.net/132522/my-alarm-goes-off-at-7-a-m

Seafarers face mental health crisis after months trapped at sea
Nicola Smith 9 August 2020

Industry bodies warn that supply chains could also be at risk because of overwork and exhaustion

Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are facing financial ruin, physical exhaustion and mental health crises as their industry is decimated by (login to continue...https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/09/seafarers-face-mental-health...)

Euronav: Crew change crunch is shipping’s ‘largest ever humanitarian and logistical crisis’
Sam Chambers August 6, 2020 https://splash247.com/euronav-crew-change-crunch-is-shippings-largest-ev...

Belgian tanker giant Euronav announced its interim results today, and spent plenty of time discussing the crew change crunch.

Euronav: Crew change crunch is shipping’s ‘largest ever humanitarian and logistical crisis’
Sam Chambers August 6, 2020 https://splash247.com/euronav-crew-change-crunch-is-shippings-largest-ev...

Belgian tanker giant Euronav announced its interim results today, and spent plenty of time discussing the crew change crunch.

Crews down tools Down Under
Sam Chambers August 7, 2020 https://splash247.com/crews-down-tools-down-under/

Cases of crews downing tools around the world in protest at the enforced stay onboard during the coronavirus pandemic are on the increase.

Ship Cited in Beirut Blast Hasn’t Sailed in 7 Years. We Found It.
Christoph Koettl 7 Aug 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/world/middleeast/lebanon-explosion-sh...

Port of Beirut explosion forces diversion of vessels
08/08/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-beirut-explosion-forces-div...

Time seems to have stopped at the Port of Beirut. The Beirut Container Terminal Consortium (BCTC) vessel schedule has not been updated since Tuesday’s massive explosion obliterated Lebanon’s principal port.