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Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis
12 November 2020 https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/11/1077462

The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.

IMO will list all ports where crew change is possible
Sam Chambers November 12, 2020 https://splash247.com/imo-will-list-all-ports-where-crew-change-is-possi...

Cost of Crew Change Skyrockets Due to Pandemic
11-12-2020 https://maritime-executive.com/article/cost-of-crew-change-skyrockets-du...

With airfare costs on the rise and quarantine restrictions in place, the COVID-19 pandemic is driving up the costs for crew change, according to a leading maritime manning company.

Filipino Officer died on board, body kept in freezer, couldn’t be sent home
Mikhail Voytenko November 12, 2020 http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2020/11/12/filipino-officer-died-on-boar...

Cargo vessel crashes into mall sea wall
Minka Klaudia Tiangco November 12, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/12/cargo-vessel-crashes-into-mall-sea-wall/

A cargo vessel hit the sea wall of a mall in Pasay City due to the strong winds brought by typhoon “Ulysses” Thursday.

U.S. grand jury re-indicts Filipino crew man for cruise ship rape, hate crime
October 30, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/59824/u-s-grand-jury-re-indicts-filipino-crew-m...

THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – A federal Grand Jury in St. Thomas on Oct. 8 returned a two-count superseding indictment against Louie Ison Mangampat, 37, of the Philippines, charging him with one count of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of committing a hate crime.

Chinese Embassy in PH lists COVID testing facilities for Filipino seamen
Merlina Hernando-Malipot November 9, 2020 https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/09/chinese-embassy-in-ph-lists-covid-testing-f...

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration reminded Filipino seafarers that the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has issued a list of designated COVID-19 testing facilities for them.

Joint and solidary liability in seafarers’ abandonment cases
Dennis Gorecho November 10, 2020 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/11/10/joint-and-solidary-liability-in...

Athough international law prescribes that the seafarer has the right to be repatriated back to his point of origin, there are those who suffer abandonment by their employers.

17 quarantined in Samoa for working with COVID-19-hit container ship
Xinhua| 2020-11-11 http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/11/c_139508572.htm

SUVA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 people in Samoa were put in managed quarantine facilities after working with a COVID-19-hit container ship that passed through Apia, capital of the island nation last weekend, the Samoan government confirmed on Wednesday.

200,000 striking Bangladeshi maritime workers win decade-long battle for rights
09 Nov 2020 https://www.itfglobal.org/en/news/200000-striking-bangladeshi-maritime-w...