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Global maritime industry expected to rally post-pandemic
21/12/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-maritime-industry-expected-t...

Global maritime trade is expected to plunge 4.1 per cent in 2020, as the health pandemic has taken a toll not only on the supply chains but also shipping networks and ports, resulting in plummeting cargo volumes, of which Malaysia was not spared.

Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage
31 Dec 2020

Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation launched by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan

Disease, mutinies and uncharted waters nearly sabotaged the global circumnavigation of the expedition led by Portuguese mariner Ferdinand Magellan. Five centuries later, the pandemic looms as a Spanish navy tall ship sails to commemorate the feat.

Seafarers must be designated as key workers before the industry collapses
Eric Dawicki 31 December 2020 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/seafarers-must-be-designated-as-k...

Dominica Registry chief executive says nations must 'effectuate justice' for mariners

Coast Guard rescues 5 crew of half-submerged ship near Mindoro
Dec 31, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/nation/coast-guard-rescues-crew-half-submerged-s...

All 5 crew members are treated for minor injuries and bruises

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 5 crewmembers of a ship that had been under distress off the coast of Occidental Mindoro after strong winds and waves submerged half of tis body.

Sri Lanka’s offshore crew transit hub gains traction
Sam Chambers December 31, 2020 https://splash247.com/sri-lankas-offshore-crew-transit-hub-gains-traction/

A public-private partnership that has been approved by the Sri Lanka government to carry out crew changes through an offshore crew transit hub (OCTH) positioned off the Port of Galle.

NMP trains over 5,000 maritime professionals for 2020
30 Dec 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/12/30/business/maritime-business/nmp-tr...

More than 5,000 maritime professionals were trained by the National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) this year amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic that constrained operations of many other training institutions and businesses.

Further Guidelines for Extending Seafarer Employment Agreement during COVID-19
December 30 2020 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=87f07134-0ce0-47ec-ac5a-9...

The Cruise Ship Suicides Began After the Last Passengers Left
Austin Carr December 30, 2020 https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2020-cruise-ship-suicides/

Confined mostly to tiny cabins as the pandemic unfolded, crew members struggled to cope.

December 30, 2020, 5:01 AM

COSCO faces backlash as it moves to tighten grip on Greek port
JENS KASTNER and GIANNIS SEFERIADIS December 29, 2020 https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Transportation/COSCO-faces-backlash-as-...

Chinese conglomerate has made Piraeus the Mediterranean's busiest sea freight hub

Two dead, seven missing as cargo ship sinks in East China
Bernama December 31, 2020 https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/two-dead-seven-missing-cargo-ship...

HANGZHOU (Dec 31): Two people have died and seven others remain missing after a cargo ship with 13 crew members on board sank yesterday in east China's Zhejiang Province, the provincial maritime search and rescue centre said today.