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4 Filipino crew of Norwegian cruise ship contract COVID-19

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 03 12:41 PM

Four Filipino crew onboard a cruise ship docked in Tromsoe, Norway have tested positive for the coronavirus, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.   Read more »

Norwegian salmon was not source of coronavirus at Beijing food market, says Norway minister

Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 05:07 PM

OSLO - Chinese and Norwegian authorities have concluded that Norwegian salmon was likely not the source of the novel coronavirus that was found at cutting boards in a Beijing food market, the Norwegian fisheries and seafood minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

Some 700 overseas Filipinos more return home as world reels from coronavirus pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 08:43 PM

More than 700 Filipino workers abroad returned home on Thursday, adding up to thousands of others who have been repatriated as the world reels from the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine government said. Read more »

Over 800 Filipino seafarers from cruise ships docked in US are back, quarantined

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 11:50 PM

Over 800 Filipino seafarers from the cruise ships Dawn and Encore as well as the MV Magica and MV Favolosa docked in the US are back home.    Read more »

Airlines strive to stave off calamity as coronavirus locks down Italy

Hyunjoo Jin and Jamie Freed, Reuters
Posted at Mar 10 10:32 PM

Airlines around the world sank deeper into crisis on Tuesday as the worsening coronavirus epidemic and Italy's lockdown hammered passenger numbers, forced the cancellation of thousands of flights and led to the delaying of plane orders. Read more »

Cruise ship passenger causes coronavirus scare in Sydney

Colin Packham and Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 12:54 PM

SYDNEY - Australian health officials tested a passenger onboard a cruise ship docked in Sydney harbor for a "respiratory illness" on Friday, causing passengers to fret about the potential of another shipboard outbreak of the coronavirus.   Read more »

Norwegian Shipowners Association: Industry recovering from oil prices, trade war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 04:50 PM

The Norwegian Shipowners Association says the trade war and slowing global economy are capping growth in the industry. NSA CEO Harald Solberg, however, believes the sector has bottomed out in 2018 and is on its way to recovery. Technology could also shake up hiring requirements for seafarers.    Read more »

Luxury cruise ship lost engines due to low level of lubricating oil: Norway govt

Reuters
Posted at Mar 28 02:12 AM

OSLO - The engines of a luxury cruise ship that narrowly escaped disaster during a storm off Norway on Saturday failed because of relatively low levels of lubricating oil in the engines, the Norwegian Maritime Authority said on Wednesday. Read more »

Norwegian national, arestado matapos magnakaw ng ham

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 07:54 AM

Kalaboso ang isang Norwegian national matapos magnakaw ng ham sa isang supermarket sa Malate, Maynila Miyerkoles ng gabi. Read more »