Tag: Mauritius

MOL announced that its verification research of feasibility and dissemination of combined use of deep ocean water with Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) in Mauritius, in cooperation with Xenesys Inc.  and Saga University, was selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of an initiative aimed at speeding up the commercialization of ocean renewable energy.

Since 1 July, crew members and vessel personnel no longer need to present a negative PCR test before flying to Mauritius, nor do they need to self-isolate or test upon arrival.

GAC informed that a new protocol has been implemented for crew changes at Port Louis, Mauritius from 28 April.

On February 22, three Taiwanese fishing vessels ran aground near Pointe-aux-Sables, Mauritus, a few miles to the west of Port Louis. 

MV Wakashio’s captain, who was imprisoned in Mauritius for 16 months, after the ship ran aground causing an oil spill, has returned to India after his release.

In Mauritius a court sentenced the captain and first mate of the MW Wakashio, whose grounding in 2020 caused the worst oil spill on the coast of Mauritius, to 20 months in prison.

The captain and first officer of a ship that hit a coral reef and spilled toxic fuel off Mauritius last year pleaded guilty to endangering safe navigation.

MOL established an authorized public trust as a part of its aid activities to promote recovery and sustainability in Mauritius.

The ITF is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio crew who have been held by Mauritian authorities now for over a year.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation, Mauritius Ministry of Finance implemented a new protocol for the Reopening of Borders.