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Port bottlenecks, policies hurt seafarer deployment
Samuel P. Medenilla August 14, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/14/498373/

Filipino seafarers of CF Sharp (cfsharpcrew.com/filipino-seafarers-are-world-class/)

WATCH: 11 Filipino seafarers stranded in China call for rescue
Ana P. Santos 14 August 2020 https://rappler.com/nation/filipino-seafarers-stranded-china-call-rescue

manila, philippines

Next step in solving crew change crisis – branding seamen, calf-style
Mikhail Voytenko sAugust 15, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/08/15/next-step-in-solving-crew-cha...

15 crew members who tested positive for COVID-19 worked on ship that was in Singapore for repairs, refuel: MPA
16 Aug 2020 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-seamen-crew-memb...

Cargo ship crew among new Qld virus cases
Cheryl Goodenough August 15, 2020 https://www.aap.com.au/cargo-ship-crew-among-new-qld-virus-cases/

Queensland is dealing with three new COVID-19 cases as refugee advocates plan action in a Brisbane park after their mass sit-in was banned.

The new cases were detected in a returned traveller from Sydney and two crew members of a cargo ship off the Queensland coast.

Officer on Watch Asleep as Cargo Ship Grounds in the Philippines
08-13-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/asleep-as-cargo-ship-grounds-...

Seafarers, ships sound sirens, seek solutions
BusinessMirror August 13, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/13/seafarers-ships-sound-sirens-se...

FEATURE: Seafarers stranded at sea as pandemic upends global shipping markets
14 Aug 2020 | https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/market-insights/latest-news/metals/08...

Indonesia says police foil bid to smuggle dead crew off Chinese ship
14 August 2020 https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-says-foils-bid-to-sm...

ILO tackles the crew change crisis
Splash August 13, 2020 https://splash247.com/ilo-tackles-the-crew-change-crisis/