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Crew change crisis all at sea in search of a global solution
Janet Porter 27 Jul 202 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1133254/Crew-chang...

Crew change requirements covering ship personnel are changing all the time.

Intercargo: Crew Change Dilemma is "Reaching Farcical Proportions"
07-27-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/intercargo-crew-change-dilemm...

Seafarer health screening at the Port of Singapore before the COVID-19 shutdown, January 2020 (PSA) Seafarer health screening at the Port of Singapore before the COVID-19 shutdown, January 2020 (PSA)

As Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia rein in crew change freedoms, calls grow for a crackdown on Filipino manning agencies
Sam Chambers July 27, 2020 https://splash247.com/as-singapore-hong-kong-and-malaysia-rein-in-crew-c...

As Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia rein in crew change freedoms, calls are growing for authorities to crack down on manning agencies in the Philippines.

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Underpayments to Crew
Mike Schuler July 27, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/australia-bans-bulk-carrier-over-underpayments-to-c...

Officials in Australia have banned a Liberian-flagged ship from visiting Australian ports for six months after discovering that the ship’s crew had been withheld pay in violation of international maritime labor laws.

Dystopian future is here, ask seamen how does it look like
Mikhail Voytenko July 27, 2020 https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/07/27/dystopian-future-is-here-ask...

Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued “recommendations for “owners, managers and agents to adopt additional precautionary measures when carrying out crew changes on Singapore-registered ships”.

As crews grow old, Japanese shipping firms try to do without them: But robots have a lot to learn about the ways of the sea
Jul 23rd 2020 edition

Singapore: MPA enhances safety measures at port following Covid-19 positive cases
27 Jul 2020 https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/singapore-mpa-enhances-safety-measure...

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Friday (24 July) said it is enhancing safety measures at the Port of Singapore, in view of the heightened risks of importing COVID-19 cases into Singapore.

Charity for seafarers stuck on ships at port
25 July 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-53529501

Seafarers now depend on gifts as they are unable to go onshore due to restrictions
Socks, a basketball and jars of Nutella are among the items that have been given to crew on ships docked in Liverpool in the coronavirus crisis.

111 Pinoy seafarers stranded off China
Dona Z. Pazzibugan July 25, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/189737/111-pinoy-seafarers-stranded-of...

A total of 111 Filipino crew members of Chinese fishing vessels stranded off Fujian, China, for months finally arrived in the Philippines on Thursday.

The seafarers were brought to Manila on board the ship Star Mariner, along with the remains of two seafarers who died at sea.

Think tank calls for State support for PH domestic shipbuilding industry
INQUIRER.net / July 25, 2020 https://business.inquirer.net/303541/think-tank-calls-for-state-support-...

MANILA, Philippines — A policy think tank has called on the Philippine government to support the Philippine domestic shipbuilding industry, saying that it is the necessary first step for the establishment of a strong maritime defense capability.