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Filipino seaman’s death on nCoV-delayed cruise ship not linked to virus
INQUIRER.NET U.S. Bureau / February 10, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/50878/filipino-seamans-death-on-ncov-delayed-cr...

Filipino seafarers arriving from China banned from disembarking amid nCoV threat
Betheena Unite February 10, 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.

Robbery attempts in the Singapore Strait escalate
Sam Chambers February 10th, 2020 https://splash247.com/robbery-attempts-in-the-singapore-strait-escalate/

Sunday saw two pirate incidents take place within an interval of an hour to a bulk carrier and a tanker while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait.

Man tested for coronavirus after arriving on a cargoship from China
Wes Hosking, Carly Waters 11 February 2020 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/man-tested-for-coronavirus-af...

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A crew member from a cargo ship arriving from China yesterday has also been tested for coronavirus, a spokesperson from the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed this morning.

Coronavirus scare: cargo ship passenger tested after docking in Victoria
11 February 2020 https://www.3aw.com.au/coronavirus-scare-cargo-ship-passenger-tested-aft...

FIRST on the RUMOUR FILE

There’s been a novel coronavirus scare on a cargo ship that arrived in Victoria from China yesterday.

A crew member on the ship, which arrived at the Port of Hastings late yesterday, has been tested for novel coronavirus after coming down with “mild symptoms”.

DOLE: NCoV-positive Filipinos in Japan, UAE on their way to recovery
Darryl John Esguerra - February 10, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1226708/dole-ncov-positive-filipinos-in-ja...

MANILA, Philippines — The two overseas Filipinos who have contracted the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outside the Philippines—one from Japan and one from the United Arab Emirates—are now currently recovering, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Monday.

4 more Filipinos on Japan cruise ship infected with coronavirus
Sofia Tomacruz February 10, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/nation/251436-more-filipinos-japanese-cruise-shi...

The Department of Foreign Affairs says the 5 Filipino crew members who have the novel coronavirus are being treated in hospitals in Japan

POEA lifts ban on Pinoy seafarers to Middle East
Sheila Crisostomo - February 9, 2020 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/09/1991568/poea-lifts-ban-pin...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino seafarers may now go to the Middle Eastern states following the partial lifting of the total deployment ban to Kuwait, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced yesterday.

Coronavirus epidemic to disrupt earnings of Indian shipping companies
10/02/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/coronavirus-epidemic-to-disrupt-ear...

Tanking freight rates on the back of spread of the corona epidemic in China are likely to hurt earnings of Indian shipping companies in March quarter.

Shipping braces for extended factory closures in coronavirus-hit China
Sam Chambers February 7th, 2020 https://splash247.com/shipping-braces-for-extended-factory-closures-in-c...

The global shipping industry is watching closely for any official announcement from Beijing on whether the Lunar New Year holidays will be extended by another week in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 31,000 people.