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40000+ Filipino Seafarers Repatriated In July.
The Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) reported that they have single-handedly repatriated more than 40,000 Filipino seafarers in July alone.
On Wednesday, another 1,000 OFWs, mostly seafarers from the cruise industry, were repatriated from Singapore. On the ground, reporters stated that another 325 Filipinos, mostly from Singapore, entered the Philippines on Monday. This was later confirmed by the Philippine Embassy in Singapore. Singapore is a major seaport in South-East Asia and serves as one of the biggest concentrations of Philipino seafarers in the world.Posted On:31-Jul-2020
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MAERSK Mega container ship lost man overboard in Pacific, continues SAR
Container ship MAERSK EUREKA lost a man overboard on Jul 29 in the Pacific ocean, NW of Los Angeles. The ship turned back at around 1720 UTC, sailed to the area where most probably, crew fell overboard, and started to search for him, moving in logs at a reduced speed. As of 0400 UTC Jul 30, MAERSK EUREKA was continuing SAR in the same area. The ship left Los Angeles on Jul 27, bound for Yokohama Japan.Posted On:31-Jul-2020
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2 ships stuck with positive test: bulk carrier in Ningbo, reefer in Faroe islands.
Bulk carrier BUNUN GLORY arrived at Ningbo China on Jul 26, from Japan. 19 crew were tested, 4 were found to be test positive. There was another type of test taken, which found, that 5 other crew though not exactly infected, may be infected, so together with other 4, they ve been taken to hospital, though to a different one. The rest of the crew remain on board. Ship s under quarantine, all crew, including infected, not infected but probably infected, and not infected / probably infected, are healthy.Posted On:31-Jul-2020
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Greece aims to liberalise wages for seafarers on national-flag vessels.
The Greek government caught the country s parliament by surprise on 29 July when it tabled a draft amendment that would liberalise the labour and remuneration framework for lower crew serving on board Greek-flagged merchant ships, a long-standing demand by the country s Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS).
The amendment was previously unannounced, and caused a minor stir in Parliament with some left wing parties charging the amendment if approved would introduce galley wages on Greek-flagged ships.Posted On:31-Jul-2020
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USA : SOCP Crew Change Guidance Update.
The uninterrupted flow of commerce through our Marine Transportation System (MTS) is critical to both National Security and economic vitality. During the ongoing national emergency, it is paramount that we safeguard the continued operation of our MTS in the face of acute and evolving threats posed by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic outbreak, and the health and safety of all workers engaged in those round-the-clock operationsPosted On:31-Jul-2020
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