Tag: maritime health

Black Sea MoU issued an overview of COVID-19 measures applying to PSC officers in its six member countries: Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. The list is updated as of 15 June 2021. 

It is known fatigue has been a problem across the maritime industry for many decades. In light of the situation, Thetius and Safetytech Accelerator released a report on fatigue risk management.

MPA Singapore issued an update on the Antigen Rapid Test (ART) requirements for shore-based personnel boarding vessels arriving in Port of Singapore from countries with a sustained increase in COVID-19 cases: Bangaldesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. 

The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services along with ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are coordinating free vaccinations for seafarers.

Around 30,000 Filipino seafarers are to be vaccinated within June, as the country is rolling out a nationwide vaccination program for its seafarers in the facilities of the Association of Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP).

In response to the second wave of COVID-19 in India, ISWAN has launched a ‘Vaccination Drive for Indian Seafarers’ in collaboration with Narayana Health and the Medica Group of Hospitals.

Philippines Department of Transportation has extended the travel ban for travelers coming from seven countries due to emerging COVID-19 variants.

Recognizing its significant role in the global seafarer supply, India has established vaccination centers at six major ports where crews have already started to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Oasis P&I have published a new circular, updating the handling of crew detected to be Covid positive in Chinese ports. 

Recent research unveiled a major increase in levels of anxiety among seafarers, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes them a working group with a significant risk of panic attacks.