The Union Shipping Minister of India has assured the Maritime Union of India (MUI) that the Indian seafarers will be supplied the COVID-19 vaccines on a priority basis.
Amar Singh Thakur, General Secretary of the MUI said that he met the shipping minister in New Delhi and requested to prioritize the supply of COVID vaccines to Indian seafarers.
Currently, sea routes are responsible for about 90% of global trade. Ever since the lockdown inflicted by the pandemic outbreak in India, “Indian...