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Marina issues guidelines for ship crew changes
EMMIE V. ABADILLA May 29, 2020 https://business.mb.com.ph/2020/05/29/marina-issues-guidelines-for-ship-...

The Department of Transportation (DOTr), through the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), yesterday announced special assistance and travel exemptions for ship crew changes and repatriation of seafarers during the coronavirus crisis.

Boat operators await LGUs’ decision to resume trips
Gail Momblan May 30, 2020 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1104436

ILOILO CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in Region 6 (Western Visayas) has said boat operators servicing the Iloilo-Bacolod route are waiting for the decision of the local government units to resume their trips.

MARINA-6 regional director Jose Venancio Vero, in an interview Saturday, said the supposed resumption of operations on June 1 is still uncertain.

Cargo ship sank off Ningbo, 1 crew missing
Mikhail Voytenko May 31, 2020 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/31/cargo-ship-sank-off-ningbo-1...

Ship crews stuck at sea face a ‘humanitarian crisis’
Claire Jiao, Ann Koh and Krystal Chia May 31. 2020 https://www.theday.com/business/20200531/ship-crews-stuck-at-sea-face-hu...

Even as countries try returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic life, ongoing restrictions are wearing thin a crucial human link in the global supply chain.

Better be criminal than seaman
Mikhail Voytenko May 23, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/05/23/better-be-criminal-than-seaman/

More than 5,000 seafarers still stranded in ships in Manila Bay
Daphne Galvez - May 28, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1282558/5000-to-6000-seafarers-still-stran...

MANILA, Philippines — Between 5,000 to 6,000 seafarers, who were already tested and cleared for the coronavirus diseases, are still stranded in ships in Manila Bay.

Waves of uncertainty: Seafarers reveal month-long ordeal on board cruise ships
Tristan Nodalo, May 28, 2020 https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/28/Seafarers-cruise-ships-covid-1...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 28) — It was welcome news for thousands of overseas Filipino workers when President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government agencies to fast track their release from quarantine facilities.

Governments must help stranded seafaring 'unsung heroes' get home
Gavin van Marle 29/05/2020

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called on national governments to recognise seafarers as essential workers, as the number of stranded crews continues to rise.

Seafarer fatalities shows shipping must do more
29/05/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-fatalities-shows-shipping-...

UK Chamber secures exemptions for seafarers and offshore workers from quarantine rules
30/05/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/uk-chamber-secures-exemptions-for-s...

The UK Chamber of Shipping has succeeded in securing exemptions for seafarers and offshore workers from the requirement that persons arriving in the UK from 8 June 2020 self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival.