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Alaska maritime cargo companies confident coronavirus won't disrupt shipments
Derek Minemyer , Mar 15, 2020 https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Alaska-maritime-cargo-companies-confid...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two of Alaska’s major maritime cargo companies, Matson Inc and TOTE Maritime say they are confident the coronavirus will not disrupt shipments.

General cargo ship fire in cargo hold, Yellow sea
Mikhail Voytenko March 16, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/03/16/general-cargo-ship-fire-in-ca...

General cargo ship reported fire in cargo hold or holds in the morning Mar 16, the ship is berthed in port, Yellow sea. Chemicals mentioned as the cause of fire. Crew and portworkers who were on board evacuated, all are safe.

444 Filipinos in Grand Princess cruise ship to come home
March 15, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/nation/254597-filipinos-grand-princess-cruise-sh...

(UPDATED) 438 crew members and 6 passengers will be repatriated from the ship currently quarantined in Oakland, California in the US due to the coronavirus

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Filipinos on the quarantined cruise ship MV Grand Princess will be brought home to the Philippines on Sunday, March 15.

Aklan's first coronavirus PUI sent to home quarantine
Boy Ryan B. Zabal March 14, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/nation/254508-aklan-coronavirus-pui-home-quarant...

The patient is a seafarer who has a travel history to a country with confirmed cases of COVID-19

No Answers Yet For Stranded Crew On Coronavirus-Stricken Grand Princess
March 14, 2020 https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-concerns-over-r...

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – Questions mounted Saturday over the status of the more than 1,000 crewmembers stranded on the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess.

Batangas imposes ‘stringent measures’ vs COVID-19
Maricar Cinco - March 15, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1242140/batangas-imposes-stringent-measure...

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — With three confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Batangas province on Saturday issued “stringent measures,” according to a “quarantine advisory” issued by the provincial government.

PHL ships on foreign routes compliant with IMO rules on emissions, Marina reports
13/03/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/phl-ships-on-foreign-routes-complia...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) bared that Philippine ships plying foreign routes are compliant with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 standard on sulfur emissions.

Shipping number of the week: Oil prices suddenly drop 24% – a boon to the oil tanker shipping industry?
13/03/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-number-of-the-week-oil-pri...

MARINA suspends all maritime trainings due to COVID-19
Patrick Garcia March 10, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/03/10/marina-suspends-all-maritime-trainings...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) announced Tuesday night the suspension of all maritime trainings of maritime training institutions (MTIs) in Metro Manila due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Their announcement read as follows:

Coronavirus: Governments must let shipping keep on shipping
Opinion 13 Mar 2020 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1131503/Coronaviru...

Putting draconian restrictions on vessels calling from high-incidence countries may seem an obvious and attractive no-brainer response to inevitable public clamour to ‘do something’. It should be rejected