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DFA: At least 530 Filipino crew aboard cruise ship awaiting test results for COVID-19
Christia Marie Ramos - March 06, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/185936/dfa-at-least-530-filipino-crew-...

Pirates board chemical tanker off Benin
Lee Hong Liang | Mar 06, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ship-operations/pirates-board-chemical...

A Greek-flagged chemical tanker carrying 22 crew members has been boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea off western Africa on Thursday, it was reported.

Maritime Workers Issue 21-Day Ultimatum to Shipping Companies
March 6, 2020 https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/03/06/maritime-workers-issue-...

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the shipping employers and the Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) over the review of the subsisting industry condition of service.

Coronavirus Snarls Trans-Pacific Shipping and Ripples Through U.S. Business
Jesse Newman and Jennifer Smith March 5, 2020

There are few China-bound vessels and an imbalance in shipping containers, especially the refrigerated ones used for farm products; ‘It’s cutthroat’

The coronavirus epidemic is upending the carefully calibrated logistics of global shipping, as plunging exports from China disrupt the trade of American goods, especially farm products such as fruit and meat destined for Asia.

Report slams shipping industry over human rights record
Gary Dixon 4 March 2020

UK charity says there is 'continued collective malaise' surrounding abuses of seafarers

A UK charity has produced a damning verdict on the shipping industry's record on the welfare of seafarers and passengers. Human Rights At Sea said it had carried out seven

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International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) issues new Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for shipping industry
06/03/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/international-chamber-of-shipping-i...

NMP offers free training, dormitory stay for women seafarers
Restituto Cayubit March 5, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/03/05/nmp-offers-free-training-dormitory-sta...

Coronavirus: 2,000 passengers quarantined on another cruise ship off Greece
5 March 2020 https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/03/05/coronavirus-2000-passengers-quaran...

A cruise ship has been quarantined off the coast of Greece after a previous tourist on ‘MSC Opera’ tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Cosco Shipping Holdings taps ‘virus bonds’
Cichen Shen 01 Mar 2020 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1131330/Cosco-Ship...

The container shipping and ports arm of state conglomerate China Cosco Shipping Corp has raised $143.5m by selling a so-called virus control bond. Such bonds offer an interest rate below the central bank’s benchmark, allowing issuers to use the cheap funds in part to shore up their liquidity

China cargo flows rapidly return to pre-coronavirus levels
Greg Miller, March 3, 2020 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/china-cargo-flows-rapidly-return-to-pr...

Finally, some good news about the coronavirus and global supply chains: Cargo volumes and ship calls have swiftly rebounded at Chinese ports, confirming that the cogs of global trade are grinding back into motion.