A news and information service for Filipino seafarers sponsored by the All Japan Seamen's Union, International Mariners Management Association of Japan and Philippine-Japan Manning Consultative Council, Inc.

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As of May 27, 2020

Maritime News

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Diamond Princess Arrives in Manila as Crew Repatriation Continues

May 27 ------ Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess arrived unexpectedly in Manila Bay joining the large cluster of cruise ships as the Philippine Government wo...

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APL boxship loses about 40 containers in heavy weather

May 27 ------ APL England, a 5,780 TEU containership sailing under the Singapore flag, lost around 40 containers in heavy weather while underway off Sydney, ...

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Georgian Sailors Freed After Piracy Incident in Gulf of Guinea

May 27 ------ Nine Georgian sailors are reportedly on their way home after having been kidnapped by pirates in the waters off Nigeria. This is just one of th...

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First Iranian Tanker Docks in Venezuela without Incident

May 27 ------ The first of the five Iranian product tankers, the Fortune, arrived in Venezuela docking at the El Palito refinery while according to reports a...

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Singapore Loosens Restrictions on Crew Changes

May 26 ------ Responding to the growing demand for crew change arrangements and the rising number of crewmembers stuck at sea, the Maritime and Port Authorit...

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Australia and Spain Extend Ban on Cruise Ships

May 26 ------ In the latest blow to the cruise industry, Australia announced that it is extending its ban on cruise ships, while other countries around the w...

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China extends IMO Ballast Water Management Convention to Hong Kong

May 26 ------ The Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) — an important international treaty which helps prevent the spread of potentially invasive aquat...

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Three kidnapped from tanker off Nigerian coast

May 26 ------ Three crew members were kidnapped from a tanker at Opobo river mouth, some 27 nautical miles off east of Bonny, Nigeria, on 20 May 2020. At th...