Tag: COVID-19

China has handed crew change bans to nine shipmanagers, due to several instances of crew arriving in the country with Covid-19 infections.

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has cost the lives of more than 4,168,000 while confirmed cases exceed 194,700,000.

Nautilus International's general secretary Mark Dickinson and CEO of the UK Chamber of Shipping (UKCS) Bob Sanguinetti have signed a joint letter to the Secretary of State, asking that the country actively offer vaccinations to seafarers visiting British ports.

This time in our special column Sea Sense, in cooperation with the North of England P&I Club, we ask from industry experts to make their assessment on our perception of seafarers valuable work.

After the successful COVID-19 vaccination of Belgian seafarers that started on 2 June, Belgium is moving a level up as the Vaccination Task Force and the Interministerial Conference on Public Health started a vaccination campaign from 26 July for all seafarers arriving in a Belgian port, regardless of their nationality.

Belgium will boost its seafarers vaccination campaign at its major ports from July 26, using mobile medical vaccination teams to ships at berth to provide the vaccinations directly on board.

According to the Indian Union minister Shripad Naik, no job loss was reported in the ports and shipping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The World Health Organization has now named seafarers as transportation workers that should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination.

The Philippines status as the world’s largest supplier of seafarers took a huge hit in 2020, with Covid-19 leading to lockdowns, causing the crew change crisis.

The Hellenic Coast Guard will be checking passengers for compliance with Greece's new COVID-19 rules in ferries.