Vega Dream ready to sail again after thorough disinfection
The ship, owned and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), was in the news recently after seven of its 20-man crew were tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving at Port Hedland in Western Australia,. According to Magsaysay MOL Ship Management (MMSM), the ship manager of Vega Dream, the ship arrived in Manila with its 19 […]
All crew change operations suspended due to Typhoon Rolly
The typhoon, with international name Goni, is expected to hit Catanduanes in the morning, November 1, packing with winds of 250 kph and gustiness of up to 300 kph. It is moving only at the speed of 23 kph. Because of the expected exceptionally strong typhoon, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has issued Advisory 2020-79 directing domestic […]
CO2 emission drops 7 % globally due to Covid – IEA
Joining the latest edition of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) Leadership Insights, Director Mechthild Wörsdörfer of the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated that the pandemic had reduced significantly demand for energy this year. The IEA is an autonomous intergovernmental organization established in 1974 in the framework of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development […]
AMSA detains car carrier MLC 2006 breach
Specifically, the violations of the Japanese-owned car import vessel were in connection with the seafarers working aboard the vessel in excess of the 11 months maximum permitted under MLC and vessels flagged to Panama, as well as the 14-month limit allowed by Australian authorities. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) was involved in stopping MV […]
Delays in test results expected as PRC insists on full payment of P1 billion debt
PRC Chairman Sen. Richard Gordon said it would not resume the RT PCR testing of returning OFWs unless Philippine Health Insurance Corp. or PhilHealth pays fully its close to P1 billion debt to PRC. Speaking at a gathering at Subic Freeport yesterday, Sen. Gordon also said that, in fact, the government’s financial obligations to PRC […]
Pope Francis extends help to families of Gulf Livestock 1 seafarers
The tragic news on the sinking of Gulf Livestock 1 and the subsequent lost of its 41 officers and crew has reached Pope Francis, prompting the head of the world’s Roman Catholic Church to extend some support to the victims’ families. “Pope Francis, through the Dicastery for the Integral Human Development, has decided to send […]
29 Filipino seafarers reported COVID-positive in China
Lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com reported yesterday that the Filipino seafarers that were found COVID positive were tested negative in the Philippines before their departure to China The report said it was the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) that claimed the seafarers had been tested negative for COVID-19 before their departure, but Chinese officials had expressed concern over the integrity of […]
Gov’t identifies RT-PCR facility for Port of Manila
In a memorandum dated October 22, 2000, the One Stop Shop (OSS) at the Port of Manila has asked licensed manning companies (LMAs) to furnish it with “a copy of the Department of Health (DOH) certificate of the testing/molecular laboratory being engaged/contracted by your respective agency.” The memorandum is apparently addressed to all LMAs and […]
Ore carrier’s new Covid case turns out to be another Filipino
“The confirmed case is a Filipino crewman in his 40s on board the bulk carrier, Key Integrity,” the WA Health October 21, 2020 Covid-19 Update said. It noted that the case was already made public yesterday, but did not identify the country of the concerned seafarer. “There are now two positive cases on this vessel […]
17 gov’t labs take over PRC’s Covid test for returning OFWs
The PRC announced last week its decision not to process Covid test for returning OFWs after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. or PhilHealth failed to pay its mounting debt, totaling to over P900 million, to PRC. Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA) Hans Leo Cacdac explained that the specimens gathered by the Philippine Coast Guard are […]
