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Worried wife of a seafarer launches campaign to ensure zero contact in ports during coronavirus crisis
Sam Chambers April 15th, 2020 https://splash247.com/worried-wife-of-a-seafarer-launches-campaign-to-en...

More than 4,700 people have signed a petition on change.org demanding a zero contact policy in ports around the world. The campaign was started by Mukta Kumar, the wife of a seafarer and keen Splash reader.

Seafarer mental wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic
25/04/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarer-mental-wellbeing-during-th...

Sea crew change restrictions endanger workers and supply chains
Madeleine Speed 25 April 2020 https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/sea-crew-change-restrictions-endanger...

Thousands of seafarers are stranded at sea at increased risk of COVID-19 - or trapped onshore unable to earn a living.

Global heroes
Roberto R. Romulo 24 April 2020 https://www.philstar.com/business/2020/04/24/2009322/global-heroes

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Seafarers

Ninety percent of global trade is carried on ships. Filipino seafarers account for 25 percent of the global seafarers. They sent home close to $7 billion in 2019, representing approximately 23 percent of total estimated remittances to the Philippines.

447 Pinoys from UK, Thailand repatriated amid COVID-19 pandemic
April 25, 2020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/pinoyabroad/news/735541/447-pinoys-from-...

The Department of Foreign Affairs said 447 Filipinos from the United Kingdom and Thailand were repatriated on Friday afternoon and were welcomed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

OWWA releases cash assistance to seafarers
Genivi Factao April 22, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/04/22/business/maritime-business/owwa-r...

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) has started releasing the $200 or P 10,000 financial assistance to seafarers who were displaced due to coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.

Pinoy seafarer shares lessons from Covid-19
Yashika F. Torib April 22, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/04/22/business/maritime-business/pinoy-...

Unseen, unsung, everyday heroes – helping developing world seafarers on the frontline
21/04/2020 https://theloadstar.com/unseen-unsung-everyday-heroes-helping-developing...

Philippines: Seafarers receiving food packages – photo credit: courtesy of ISWAN

Captain of cargo ship due in Newcastle Sunday nearly died of suspected coronavirus this month in Philippines
Ian Kirkwood April 18 2020 https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/6727390/not-ashore-but-reassured/

CORONAVIRUS concerns over a ship headed for Newcastle have eased after confirmation that its original captain - rushed to hospital in the Philippines with a respiratory illness - tested negative for COVID-19.

Cyber criminals target shipping with coronavirus-themed emails
Sam Chambers April 22nd, 2020 https://splash247.com/cyber-criminals-target-shipping-with-coronavirus-t...

Hackers are getting more and more precise with their shipping targets, using real vessel names and the coronavirus in recent subject lines of malicious emails tracked by Dryad Global’s cyber security partners, Red Sky Alliance.