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No mandatory quarantine for Chinese vessels, seafarers in Bangladesh.
Captain KM Jasim Uddin Sarker, chief nautical surveyor of the Bangladesh's Department of Shipping, told Xinhua in an interview that the decision has been made following the remarkable improvement of coronavirus situation in China.
"We've amended a circular of February that made mandatory 14 day quarantine for Chinese vessels and seafarers before berthing at our seaports," Sarker said.
They issued a fresh circular last week to make Chinese vessels and seafarers free from quarantine restrictions in Bangladesh waters, he added.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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Foreign seafarers allowed to sign off at Indian ports and go abroad.
The sign-off of foreign seafarers will be subject to the standard operating procedures framed by the Directorate General of Shipping
The Government has allowed foreign seafarers to sign off at Indian ports and permitted them to go abroad in Vande Bharat flights, non-scheduled commercial flights or chartered flights. The permission is applicable to foreign seafarers employed on ships other than cruise ships.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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Kenya accepts seafarers crew change.
Kenya, has finally accepted seafarers crew change through Port of Mombasa after the COVID-19 pandemic forced maritime states to close their borders, leaving thousands of sailors stranded aboard ships in the high-seas for months.
Kenya now joins 13 countries that agreed to the new international measures to open up borders for seafarers and to increase the number of commercial flights to expedite seafarers repatriation efforts following an international crew change summit held in London 9th July, 2020.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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UK : Thousands of seafarers suffering depression after being stranded on ships.
Thousands of seafarers from around the world are stuck on ships suffering from "depression and anxiety" because COVID-19 restrictions mean crew changes still can t take place.
The International Transport Workers Federation estimates there could be as many as 600,000 seafarers affected by lockdown measures, with half of them facing financial ruin. They traditionally work fixed-term contracts but many governments have tightened up regulations during the pandemic and have not allowed seafarers to disembark at some ports.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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Italy : Palmali ships in detention, crews locked on board.
Two Palmali Group ships are detained in Ravenna Italy, after Court rule: tanker GOBUSTAN (since middle of June, according to track records), and general cargo ship SULTAN BEY, after she docked at Ravenna on Jul 16, on arrival from Istanbul. More and more ships of Palmali Group are detained or seized throughout Med region, because of company s outstanding debts. The core problem is the owner of the Group Mr. Mübariz Mansimov himself, not because he s a fraudster or a criminal on the run, but because he s under arrest in Turkey, accused of assisting Turkey 2016 failed Coup. Sad story, with politics being the main and only reason of crews mishaps. GOBUSTAN 13 crew includes Russian and Azerbaijan nationalities, they can t leave the ship even for a shore walk, let alone be repatriated.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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Panama Continues To Make Efforts In Crew Changes Through Its Logistics Platform.
Due to the pandemic caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) since the end of March to date, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has enabled more than 4,500 people (between passengers and crew) of various nationalities, including Panamanians, who were aboard ships such as passenger, cargo, fishing and yachts, within the waters of the Republic of Panama to return to their homes safely, in addition to having some 271 crew members able to embark.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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Gulf of Guinea sees piracy soar.
THE Gulf of Guinea has re-emerged as the global piracy hotspot accounting for 90 per cent of global kidnappings reported at sea last year, with the number of crew taken increasing by more than 50 per cent to 121, according to marine insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE s (AGCS) Safety & Shipping Review 2020.
Allianz, in the report made available to The Nation, stated that given heightened political and economic uncertainty in the world, piracy is a threat that is likely to remain for a long time.Posted On:20-Jul-2020
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