The London P&I Club advised operators whose vessels are calling at ports in Yemen to note that new procedures to facilitate commercial imports have been instituted by the United Nations at the request of the Government of Yemen.
UNVIM requests vessels to maintain the Automated Information System (AIS) when approaching or within Yemeni territorial waters as well as when leaving Yemeni ports, utilizing standard UN location code (LOCODE).
The new procedures, (UNVIM), require shipping companies and vessel owners who are shipping commercial goods or bilateral assistance (government to government transfers) to any port in Yemen that is not under direct control of the Government of Yemen (ie. Port Saleef, Mokha, Hodeidah and associated oil terminals) to apply for the relevant permit upon departure from the port of origin of their cargo.
Operators should also note that the United Nations arms embargo imposed by UN Security Council Resolution 2216 of 2015 remains in place . This includes an obligation on Member States to inspect all cargo (including screening of containerised cargoes) in their territory that is destined for Yemen, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the cargo contains prohibited items.
Source:London P&I Club
