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Shipping coping well with IMO 2020, but dispute cases may rise
Lee Hong Liang | Jun 22, 2020 https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/regulation/shipping-coping-well-imo-20...

Crewmember Fatality Reported Aboard Cruise Ship off Bridgetown
06-11-2020 https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/crewmember-fatality-reported-...

A Filipino crewmember from the cruise ship Harmony of the Seas was found dead outside of her cabin on June 9, prompting a call from the government of the Philippines for action on seafarer mental health.

Gov’t asking China anew to compensate crewmen of rammed fishing boat
Christia Marie Ramos -June 22, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/188737/govt-asking-china-anew-to-compe...

A closer look at the damaged fantail of the Philippine fishing boat Gem-Ver 1. (Photo from the Philippine Navy)

Crew on board cargo ship that docked at VOC Port found to be coronavirus positive
22/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/crew-on-board-cargo-ship-that-docke...

A Filipino crew on board ‘Bulk Carina’, a bulk carrier which docked at VO Chidambaranar Port Trust (VOCPT) on June 15, was found to be coronavirus positive, the first such instance involving crew on a cargo ship calling at an Indian port to discharge cargo.

Chinese seafarers stranded as ships remain adrift in coronavirus limbo
Dewey Sim, 21 Jun, 2020 https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3089841/chinese-seafarer...

Stuck at sea: How to save the world’s seafarers and the supply systems they support
22/06/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/stuck-at-sea-how-to-save-the-worlds...

Cases of self-harm at sea increase
Sam Chambers June 18, 20202 https://splash247.com/cases-of-self-harm-at-sea-increase/

Cases of self-harm at sea are on the increase as the months stretch by without a global solution to the crew change crunch.

Filipino seamen, despite powering global trade, face growing threats to their livelihoods
Huw Watkin 6 Jun, 2019 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3013149/filipino-seamen-despite-p...

Chinese tugboat rescues Filipino crew
DIAN LI/CHINA NEWS AGENCY June 20, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/06/20/news/national/chinese-tugboat-res...

UK authorities detain five cruise ships over welfare concerns for crew
Alice Tidey • 20/06/2020 - https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/20/uk-authorities-detain-five-cruise-sh...

Five cruised ships from the same company have been detained by British authorities over concerns for crew welfare.

Britain's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) revealed that it inspected six ships from Global Cruise Lines Limited on Friday and that five have been detained.