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Ship captain missing off Guam
Gaynor D. Daleno | 13 Feb 2020 https://www.postguam.com/news/local/ship-captain-missing-off-guam/articl...

The U.S. Coast Guard and an Air Force aircraft crew are searching for the captain of a Japan-based bulk carrier ship who went overboard off Guam.

Thailand fifth country denying Westerdam to disembark amid coronavirus fear
12/02/20 https://safety4sea.com/thailand-fifth-country-denying-westerdam-to-disem...

Holland America Line's Westerdam cruise ship has been repeatedly denied entrance in several ports after allegations that passengers have been infected by Coronavirus, which has resulted to the vessel for Sihanoukville, Cambodia.

Caraga execs want designated anchorage for vessels from China
Alexander Lopez February 13, 2020 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1093717

BUTUAN CITY -- Officials of the three coastal provinces in the Caraga Region issued a joint resolution Wednesday asking the national government to designate an anchorage and quarantine areas for all vessels from countries affected by coronavirus disease-2019 (Covid-19).

Coast guard seaman axed after being caught using gov't vehicle for prostitution
Ratziel San Juan February 13, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/13/1992817/coast-guard-seaman...

Worker on board Diamond Princess says crew are at greater risk of coronavirus
Vedika Sud, Matt Rivers, Mick Krever and Helen Regan February 13, 2020

Yokohama, Japan (CNN)A crew member aboard the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan said she fears the crew are at greater risk of being exposed to the outbreak because they are not being quarantined in the same way as the passengers and are having to continue working to take care of the guests.

The missing link in Malaysia’s maritime industry
Rosli Khan - February 12, 2020 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2020/02/12/the-missin...

Malaysia could easily be the top maritime nation in southeast Asia. It is surrounded by sea on both sides, including the two Borneo states.

The dawn of the data age in maritime: Baltic Exchange and GeoSpock white paper
11/02/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/the-dawn-of-the-data-age-in-maritim...

Amid Coronavirus Scare, Cargo Ship From China To Sail Into Kolkata Today
Monideepa Banerjie February 13, 2020

Cleared to sail to Kolkata, the ship with 19 Chinese crew members is likely to dock at the port at around 5:30 pm where the crew will once again undergo thermal scanning to test if anyone has fever. more.... https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amid-coronavirus-scare-cargo-ship-genius...

S. Korean ship seized by Indonesian Navy for violating territorial waters
February 11, 2020 https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200211006300325

JAKARTA/SEJONG, Feb. 11 (Yonhap) -- A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier with two South Koreans and a dozen other crewmembers aboard has been seized by the Indonesian Navy on suspicion of violating territorial waters, Seoul officials said Tuesday.

Coronavirus Toll on Shipping Reaches $350 Million a Week
Costas Paris Feb. 10, 2020

Falling volumes and canceled sailings hit container shipping, bulk operators face falling industrial demand

Diminished trade as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is costing container shipping lines $350 million a week in lost volumes, a new report says, as declining activity in China begins to take a deeper toll on maritime operations from shipyards to carriers of bulk commodities.