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Over 16,000 Filipino, foreign seafarers cleared at Manila port
Daphne Galvez - June 26, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/188923/over-16000-filipino-foreign-sea...

MANILA, Philippines — Over 16,000 Filipino and foreign seafarers on cruise ships anchored in in Manila Bay have been cleared to disembark by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic broke out.

Crew members test positive for COVID-19 onboard US cargo ship Maersk Idaho
Nicole Brailer Jun 26, 2020 https://www.wavy.com/news/national/crew-members-test-positive-for-covid-...

NATIONAL (WAVY) — Officials with the U.S. Flagged cargo ship Maersk Idaho confirmed on Friday that 10 crew members onboard tested positive for COVID-19.

A lost decade for shipping stocks: Shipping shares plunge, day trading heats up
Greg Miller, June 26, 2020

A decade after the Great Recession, shipping stocks once again wallow in a sea of red, with yet another plunge on Friday due to coronavirus fears.

Global trade unions issue empty calls for cruise and shipping seafarer action
Tom Casey 27 June 2020 https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/27/ship-j27.html

On Wednesday, a Miami Herald report documented the latest episode in a series of horrific deaths among stranded cruise ship workers who have been stuck at sea with no clear plan for repatriation for over 100 days since the industry shut down on March 13 in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

DFA salutes Pinoy sea-based workers as world marks Day of the Seafarer
Roy Mabasa June 25, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/06/25/dfa-salutes-pinoy-sea-based-workers-as...

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) vowed to continue “relentless efforts” in supporting the safe return of Filipino seafarers.

80,000 Filipino seafarers stranded in ships with lapsed contracts
GOTCHA - Jarius Bondoc - June 26, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2020/06/26/2023589/80000-filipino-seafa...

Seafarers’ Day: Marina cites crew-change issue move
Lorenz S. Marasigan June 26, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/06/26/seafarers-day-marina-cites-crew...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) celebrated Seafarers’ Day on Thursday with its chief saying that his agency is now addressing crew-change issues, which the International Maritime Organization (IMO) stressed as a safety issue.

Log Ship Seaman Fatally Injured When Cable Snapped
Thursday, 25 June 2020 https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00570/log-ship-seaman-fatally-in...

An able seaman on a ship loading logs died when a cable snapped under too much tension and securing equipment recoiled, says the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) in its Final Report on the accident, published today.

Authorities clamp down on ships where seafarer contracts have expired
Sam Chambers June 22, 2020 https://splash247.com/authorities-clamp-down-on-ships-where-seafarer-con...

Authorities around the world are now taking action against ships where seafarers have been working beyond their contracts, without necessarily fixing the key issue of flights for crew repatriation.

US sanctions five Iranian ship captains for delivering gasoline to Venezuela
Meghan Gordon 24 June 2020 https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/06242...

Washington — The US Treasury Department on June 24 sanctioned five oil tanker captains for delivering 1.5 million barrels of Iranian gasoline and related supplies to Venezuela earlier this year.