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Marina boosts maritime safety in domestic shipping
Raymund Antonio November 15, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/15/marina-boosts-maritime-safety-in-domestic-s...

Efforts of the Maritime Industry Authority to promote safety in domestic shipping drew praises from maritime stakeholders after it released an order fortifying safety and upholding shared responsibility as a vital element in ensuring maritime safety in domestic shipping.

18 testing facilities designated for Filipino seafarers bound for China
November 13, 2020 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1876722/Manila/Local-News/18-testing-...

AS PART of stricter protocols against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, China has designated 18 testing facilities across the country for Filipino seafarers bound for China.

China-Australia Spat Strands 400 Seafarers as Crew Change Humanitarian Crisis Looms
Aaron Clark, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) November 13, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/china-australia-spat-strands-seafarers-crew-change-...

An estimated 400 seafarers and roughly 2 million tons of coal are stuck on ships off the northeast coast of China, as a spiraling diplomatic row with Australia threatens to turn into a humanitarian crisis.

Tech solution developed to resolve the crew change crunch
Sam Chambers November 13, 2020 https://splash247.com/tech-solution-developed-to-resolve-the-crew-change...

A Hong Kong maritime consultancy has developed technology it believes can ensure safe crew changes through the pandemic.

IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee Addresses Crew Change Crisis – Better Day for Seafarers Coming and Going
Barry Parker November 13, 2020 https://gcaptain.com/imos-maritime-safety-committee-addresses-crew-chang...

Repatriation of seafarers has been one of the most vexing issues facing the maritime industry throughout 2020, as Covid-19 has ravaged the world.

COVID-19 cuts global maritime trade, transforms industry
12 November 2020 https://unctad.org/news/covid-19-cuts-global-maritime-trade-transforms-i...

The pandemic has sent shockwaves through global maritime transport and laid the foundations for a transformed industry and associated supply chains. UNCTAD expects a return to growth in 2021

General cargo ship on fire, crew evacuated, Greece CORRECTION
STEPAN KOTCHERGA November 13, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/11/12/general-cargo-ship-on-fire-cr...

With jobs becoming scarce, Pinoy seafarers urged to reskill
November 13, 2020 https://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news_business/with-jobs-becoming-scarce-...

With the future of work in maritime seen to “look very different from how it does today,” the Philippines and other suppliers of workers in the sector may see less job opportunities due to automation.

Seafarer deployment up in September despite COVID-19 pandemic, says labor dept
Jamaine Punzalan Oct 30 2020 https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/30/20/seafarer-deployment-up-in-sep...

MANILA — The overseas deployment of Filipino seafarers recently went up despite the coronavirus pandemic, the labor department said Friday.

Seafarers Caught in Political Limbo as China Closes Coal Port
11-12-2020

A group of Indian seafarers has found themselves among a growing number of crew trapped aboard their ships off the coast of China according to an appeal from the Indian maritime union. The seafarers are caught between two problems, a political spat between China and Australia blocking coal imports and the restrictions which prevent crew changes.