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LOOK: Cruise ship linked to coronavirus deaths anchored in Manila Bay
The operator of the Ruby Princess, which has 241 Filipino crew members, is under criminal investigation in Australia
Carnival to resume limited cruise operations on August 1
Carnival Cruise Line says 8 ships will resume cruises from Florida and Texas starting August 1, taking into account 'enhanced operational protocols' in light of the coronavirus pandemic
Singapore launches first drone delivery service
The use of drones is part of Singapore's drive to embrace technological innovation, as well as an effort to tackle a manpower shortage in a country of just 5.7 million
PH allows Filipino-manned foreign cruise ships to dock in Manila
The crew members will undergo mandatory quarantine in their vessels before they are allowed to disembark and head home
444 Filipinos in Grand Princess cruise ship to come home
(UPDATED) 438 crew members and 6 passengers will be repatriated from the ship currently quarantined in Oakland, California in the US due to the coronavirus
India denies entry to cruise ships on virus fears
India, the world's second most populous country after China, has reported 40 coronavirus cases, prompting the government to issue daily health warnings
Malaysia, Thailand bar cruise ship over coronavirus fears
The Costa Fortuna is carrying dozens of Italians. Its operator says there are 'no suspected virus cases aboard.'
U.S. tests stranded cruise ship passengers for coronavirus
The California National Guard says it has flown test kits to the Grand Princess and the findings are expected to be announced Friday
California coronavirus crisis as cruise ship held
Thousands traveling aboard the Grand Princess – the same cruise ship on which California's first victim was thought to have contracted the virus – are held offshore
Virus hits shipping, spreading global economic strain
As the novel coronavirus spreads, figures provided by cargo ship traffic paint a gloomy picture
Floating Petri dishes? Coronavirus puts cruise industry in the dock
Cruise-goers have fallen sick en masse in the past, their predicament on the high seas coming into sharp focus because the holidays can cost thousands of dollars and are often marketed as trips of a lifetime
'Ghost ship' washes ashore in Ireland after Storm Dennis
The abandoned 250-feet cargo ship MV Alta runs aground on rocks outside the village of Ballycotton near Cork, Ireland's second city, bringing an end to her months-long voyage
U.S. cruise ship blocked over virus fears to dock in Cambodia
The Westerdam was supposed to be taking its 1,455 passengers on a dream 14-day cruise around east Asia, beginning in Hong Kong on February 1 and disembarking on Saturday in Yokohama, Japan
39 more onboard Japan cruise ship have new coronavirus – minister
'We have confirmed that 4 people, among those who are hospitalized, are in a serious condition, either on a ventilator or in an intensive care unit,' the minister says
Thousands quarantined on Asian cruise ships in virus fight
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says another huge cruise ship, the Westerdam, is heading to the country with one confirmed infected passenger aboard
10 more on cruise ship off Japan have new coronavirus – local media
This raises the number of infections detected on the boat to 20
2 ships from China arrive in Manila, get coronavirus clearance
(UPDATED) The Bureau of Quarantine concludes the ships' passengers and crew are free of the novel coronavirus, shortly after the vessels docked at the Port of Manila
U.S. penalizes shipping firms said to help N.Korea circumvent U.N. sanctions
The US Treasury says the companies are helping North Korea with 'illicit ship-to-ship transfers to circumvent United Nations sanctions that restrict the import of petroleum products'
At least 4 dead as RO-RO bound for Dapitan from Cebu catches fire
(4th UPDATE) The MV Lite Ferry 16 catches fire before reaching the Port of Dapitan
PH to buy 2 navy corvettes from South Korea, may receive 2 more
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the South Korean government plans to donate two of its navy’s old corvettes as the Philippines buys two brand new ones from Hyundai Heavy Industries
Chinese survey ship's brief passage 'OK' – Lorenzana
(UPDATED) Security officials are studying how to enforce President Rodrigo Duterte's order that foreign vessels must get permission before entering Philippine waters
After Chinese vessel sightings, Carpio urges passage of bill defining sea lanes
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says the measure would aid in the tracking of foreign ships passing through Philippine waters as it can require ships to turn on trackers
LIST: China's incursions in Philippine waters
As the Duterte administration claims friendlier ties with China, Philippine officials report several sightings of Chinese vessels criss-crossing Philippine waters without due notice
PH welcomes 'most powerful' warship BRP Conrado Yap
The corvette donated by South Korea significantly boosts the Philippines' anti-surface, anti-air, and anti-submarine warfare capabilities
Another Chinese survey vessel found operating in PH waters
Map images show Chinese survey ship 'Dong Fang Hong 3' operating in Philippine waters a day after Chinese ship 'Zhanjian' was seen operating off the country's east coast
China survey vessel in PH waters? Not until AFP says so – Locsin
'That's not happening until I hear from the Armed Forces,' says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr of the reported presence of a Chinese vessel in the country's exclusive economic zone
LOOK: Chinese survey ship found operating in PH waters
Map images show Chinese oceanographic survey ship 'Zhanjian' operating 80 nautical miles off the east coast of the Philippines
British navy to escort UK-flagged ships in Gulf strait
Britain currently has the HMS Montrose warship in the Gulf and a handful of smaller naval vessels. The Montrose had tried to rush in to rescue the Stena Impero but arrived too late to the scene.
Russia says North Korea holding ship with 17 crew
According to the North Korean foreign ministry, the ship was detained for 'violating rules of entry and stay'
163 Filipino crew of stricken cruise ship in Norway 'all safe'
(3rd UPDATE) A Philippine embassy official was told that 'passengers have praised the efficiency and helpfulness of the ship's Filipino crew in the evacuation,' says the Department of Foreign Affairs
Stricken Norwegian cruise ship reaches port after airlift drama
(3rd UPDATE) The ship, which carried 1,373 passengers and crew, arrives at the port of Molde in Norway a day after getting stranded due to engine trouble
FALSE: A photo of a Chinese ship attacking Philippine boats
This is not a photo of a Chinese ship attacking Philippine vessels
WATCH: USS Blue Ridge visits the Philippines
The USS Blue Ridge is the US Navy's most advanced command ship. Watch why the visit matters.
LOOK: U.S. Navy's most advanced commanding ship docks in Manila
The USS Blue Ridge is manned by over 1,000 sailors, of whom around 150 are Filipino Americans excited to drop by their home on the other side of the world
[OPINION] Pleading for the oceans, pitching for the future
'Plastic pollution is an issue that urgently needs policy and power to ultimately change its path of destruction,' Antoinette Taus says
DTI seeks Dutch shipbuilding firm investment
While the Damen group has partnerships with local firms, it is currently not a player in the Philippines' shipbuilding industry
Marina offers perks to shipping firms that will use 19 new RO-RO routes
The new routes connect 19 provinces
1 dead, 10 missing after cargo ship sinks off China
Four people have been rescued so far out of the 15 people on board the sunken freighter
U.S., Ukraine navy heads meet after Russia ship seizure
Ukraine's foreign minister calls for a speedy international response to Russia's 'aggression' after it seized the 3 Ukrainian navy ships and 24 sailors
Putin defends 'lawful' seizure of Ukrainian ships
Moscow and Kiev have traded angry accusations since Russian navy vessels fired on, boarded, and captured the 3 Ukrainian ships off the coast of Crimea
Russia confirms seizing 3 Ukrainian naval ships off Crimea
Ukraine's navy says the incident took place as two small warships and a tugboat were heading through the strait for the port of Mariupol
Thai authorities retrieve ship after fatal Phuket capsizing
More than 4 months after the tragic incident, Thai authorities were able to retrieve the Phoenix using a 1,000-ton crane ship hired from Singapore
World's oldest intact shipwreck found in Black Sea
The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project finds a virtually intact ancient Greek trading ship dating back more than 2,400 years at the bottom of the Black Sea, the world's oldest known shipwreck
21 Filipino seafarers stranded in India to come home to Manila
The Department of Foreign Affairs says manning agency EVIC Human Resource Management Inc has booked the tickets of the seafarers who were abandoned by their employers for more than 3 months
Seoul requests Interpol warrant over 'treasure ship' claims
Authorities have asked Interpol to issue a so-called red notice for the founder of the Singaporean Shinil Group. A red notice is a request to locate and provisionally arrest a person with a view to extradition.
IN PHOTOS: 6 Chinese ships guarding Panatag Shoal
Only one Philippine fishing vessel is spotted miles away from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal)
Italy defiant as migrant ship stranded in Mediterranean
Malta – which is also refusing to take in the boat in a new diplomatic standoff with Italy – nevertheless says it had sent in humanitarian supplies
Majority of French reject safe harbor for Aquarius – poll
The survey shows 56 percent of respondents said they backed the government, while 42 percent said it should have offered to let the ship dock
Aquarius migrants finally land in Spain after week-long odyssey
(UPDATED) Among the passengers are 450 men and 80 women – at least 7 of them pregnant – as well as 89 adolescents and 11 children under the age of 13, figures released by the Valencian authorities show
Spain says France to take in Aquarius ship migrants
Italy's new populist government and Malta has refused to let Aquarius dock in their ports, accusing each other of failing to meet their humanitarian and EU commitments
