The Public Health Agency of Canada has denied a car carrier travelling from Germany entry to the Port of Halifax. On March 17, the Public Health Agency of Canada was notified that several crewmembers aboard the had symptoms consistent with Covid-19. “To protect the health and safety of Canadians,...
https://splash247.com/canadian-authorities-deny-entry-to-crew-with-suspected-coronavirus-symptoms/
With utilisation rates dropping fast, container carriers are looking at soaking up some capacity and avoiding shelling out for toll fees by sending some of their ships from Asia to Europe via the Cape of Good Hope rather than the Suez Canal, Splash can exclusively reveal. The Asia-Europe tradelane...
https://splash247.com/carriers-start-to-look-at-the-cape-route-to-europe/
The ITF Seafarers’ Trust (ITFST) has launched a GBP1m ($1.24m) emergency fund to address the impact of the global pandemic on seafarers and their families. The fund also aims to provide a lifeline for welfare services at risk due to the financial impact the virus has had on business, fundraising...
https://splash247.com/itf-launches-1-2m-fund-to-support-seafarers-impacted-by-coronavirus/
Digital chart agent and ECDIS manufacturer ChartWorld, has announced the acquisition of Canada’s Maritime Services to strengthen its network in North America. Vancouver-based Maritime Services is a provider of commercial and recreational electronic charts, publications, paper charts, and marine and...
https://splash247.com/chartworld-acquires-maritime-serivices/
Developments are happening fast in relation to crew repatriation during the coronavirus update. The UK has designated seafarers as key workers, Singapore is allowing crew changes with a number of caveats, while measures have been put in place today to allow crew to land and board ship in Hong Kong....
https://splash247.com/hong-kong-makes-crew-change-allowances/
Spanish authorities are testing the crew onboard the 16,020 teu after one crewmember came down with symptoms linked to coronavirus as the ship came into dock at Algericas. The ship was ordered to anchor in the bay rather than dock at the terminal after the master radioed in with news of the illness...
https://splash247.com/spanish-authorities-handling-coronavirus-case-onboard-cma-cgm-vessel/
Singapore has stepped up to the plate and provided a remedy of sorts to the ongoing crew change crunch brought about by coronavirus. Thousands of seafarers have been unable to return home or board ship as countries have entered lockdown in the fight against coronavirus. Normally, around 100,000...
Coronavirus has infected the latest quarterly survey carried on this site with readers asked to pick their winners and losers from the current extraordinary lockdown times. MarPoll, Splash’s topical survey, has 10 questions for readers to answer. Which sectors will be the worst hit from the virus?...
https://splash247.com/which-sector-will-be-hit-hardest-by-the-coronavirus/
Less than three months after being introduced the global sulphur cap risks being another victim of the coronavirus with news from the UK where authorities have publicly admitted they have stopped checking for compliant fuel. Reuters reported on Friday that the UK has suspended checks on ships for...
https://splash247.com/imo-2020-capped-by-coronavirus-stretched-authorities-ditch-fuel-checks/
One shipmanager has come up with a solution for the crew change crunch hitting shipping around the world and has started to engage with stakeholders to get seafarers home finally. Captain Rajesh Unni, founder and CEO of Singapore-based Synergy Group, has called for the organisation of collective...
https://splash247.com/action-plan-to-get-crews-repatriated-gains-momentum/