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China's coronavirus disrupts global container shipping trade
Jonathan Saul, Lisa Baertlein February 7, 2020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-shipping/chinas-coronavi...

Global shipping has been hit by the coronavirus. Now goods are getting stranded
Hanna Ziady, February 6, 2020 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/05/business/shipping-coronavirus-impact/...

London (CNN Business)The arteries of global trade are clogging up.

Cebu heightens measures at ports to prevent nCoV
Dale G. Israel - February 07, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1225805/cebu-heightens-measures-at-ports-t...

CEBU CITY –– After implementing specific quarantine procedures for the local airport, the province of Cebu has stepped up precautionary measures for its seaports to prevent the entry of the new coronavirus (nCov).

No Pinoys in new confirmed 2019-nCoV cases on cruise ship in Japan – DFA
Gabriel Pabico Lalu - February 06, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1225474/no-pinoys-in-new-confirmed-2019-nc...

MANILA, Philippines – No Filipino was among the 10 new confirmed 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients aboard a cruise ship currently docked in Yokohama, Japan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.

Mayor bars ships from China, HK and Macau from anywhere near his city in Negros
Carla Gomez - February 06, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1225460/mayor-bars-ships-from-china-hk-and...

BACOLOD CITY—Ships from China, Hong Kong and Macau are already banned from anchoring, berthing or docking at the San Carlos City Port in northern Negros Occidental.

11 Filipino tugboat crew from China quarantined in Dumaguete
Mary Judaline Partlow February 5, 2020 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1093012

DUMAGUETE CITY – A total of 11 Filipino crewmembers of a tugboat that arrived from China on Tuesday night were quarantined inside the vessel off the coast here amid the threat of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

The tugboat is one of three vessels that were purchased by a Makati City-based firm and are now in the province for conversion from foreign to domestic flag.

Taiwan bans international cruise ships from docking
Reuters February 6, 2020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/world/725031/taiwan-bans-internatio...

TAIPEI - Taiwan's health authority banned all international cruise ships from docking at the island from Thursday amid increasing threat of the coronavirus outbreak, after 10 more people were tested positive for the virus on a quarantined cruise liner in Japan.

Filipino seafarers arriving from China banned from disembarking amid nCoV threat
Betheena Unite February 4, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/02/04/filipino-seafarers-arriving-from-china...

Filipino seafarers will have to endure staying on their vessels and not seeing their families when they reach their home ports as the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) banned them from doing so amid the novel coronavirus (nCoV) threat.

Seafarers Complain of Racism and Lack of Shore Leave
01-28-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/seafarers-complain-of-racism-...

The Seafarers Happiness Index published by The Mission to Seafarers this week highlights crew concerns about racism and a lack of support dealing with it along with concerns about a lack of shore leave to relieve stress.

New initiative provides free wifi for seafarers calling at Sydney
Sam Chambers February 5th, 2020 https://splash247.com/new-initiative-provides-free-wifi-for-seafarers-ca...

An Australian-first initiative to provide a wifi signal and internet access for visiting seafarers on ships visiting Australian ports called Seafarer Connect has been launched in Sydney at a meeting of the International Transport Workers’ Federation.