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Filipino seafarer aboard Grand Princess dies of COVID-19
Katrina Hallare - April 04, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/186578/filipino-seafarer-aboard-grand-...

MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino seafarer from the docked MV Grand Princess in San Francisco, California succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco announced on Saturday.

IMO urges travel ban exemption for seafarers
Bob Jaques | Apr 02, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/imo-urges-travel-ban-exempt...

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has echoed earlier calls by shipping industry bodies for governments to recognise seafarers and marine personnel as “key workers” providing essential services and therefore exempt from national travel or movement restrictions.

The global recovery will come on ships
Alfonso Castillero April 3rd, 2020 https://splash247.com/the-global-recovery-will-come-on-ships/

Alfonso Castillero from the Liberian Registry on the need for authorities across the board to collaborate to see us through this crisis.

Keppel Shipyard centre of new Singapore coronavirus cluster
Grant Rowles April 3rd, 2020 https://splash247.com/keppel-shipyard-centre-of-new-singapore-coronaviru...

Keppel Shipyard has been revealed as the centre of a new coronavirus cluster in Singapore, with four cases discovered in the Tuas yard leading to 100 workers being sent home to isolate.

ECSA Board: Shipping industry keeps Europe running but will need more EU support to recover
03/04/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ecsa-board-shipping-industry-keeps-...

Coronavirus Pushes Shipping Companies Into Survival Mode
Costas Paris April 2, 2020 https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-pushes-shipping-companies-into-...

A backbone of the global supply chain is looking for safe anchor, but some operators might not weather the storm

Wharfies unload Chinese ship after stand-off over coronavirus fears
Timna Jacks April 3, 2020 https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/victoria/wharfies-unload-cargo...

A cargo ship from China carrying medical supplies, toilet paper and tinned food is now being unloaded at the Port of Melbourne, following a dispute over coronavirus fears between the maritime union and stevedores DP World.

Will Ports Bar Cargo Ships With COVID-19-Positive Crew?
Greg Miller April 02, 2020 https://www.freightwaves.com/news/will-ports-bar-cargo-ships-with-covid-...

Ports have yet to deny container, dry bulk or tanker ships the right to load or unload cargo due to coronavirus outbreaks among crew. But things could get much dicier in the months to come.

‘One seafarer almost cried’: the last chaplain visiting quarantined boats
Jaren McVeigh 1 Apr 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/01/one-seafarer-almost-...

Half of all shipping ops affected by Covid-19 quarantine
Raymond Carl Dela Cruz April 2, 2020 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1098593

MANILA – A little more than half of all shipping operations in the country were either canceled, delayed, or not completed during the second half of March due to travel constraints and other restrictions in the country brought by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.