Canada has announced new procedures for entry visas to permit crew changes at its ports. Luc Brisebois, Associate Director General, Marine Safety and Security for Transport Canada announced said in an email: “Please find below the newly revised procedures to obtain entry visas for foreign seafarers...
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Scrubber installations shelved owing to Covid-19
Ship owners have been postponing or cancelling altogether the installation of scrubbers on their vessels, reported Reuters. Norwegian firm Wallenius Wilhemsen, which transports cars and other vehicles, told Reuters it had cancelled scrubbers for nine ships in the past few months and postponed an...
Murmansk declares State of Emergency
A state of emergency was called in Murmansk, northern Russia, on June 11th after the collapse of a railway bridge. The state of emergency will last until the railway connection to the City of Murmansk is restored. Murmansk Seaport normally handles about 1,000 rail wagons per day, and the biggest...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/murmansk-declares-state-of-emergency/
Petrobras says it will not hire oil tankers that have visited Venezuela
Leading Brazilian oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), which is state-controlled, told shippers on Friday June 12th that it would not be hiring any tankers that have visited Venezuela in the past 12 months. The US this year blacklisted oil tankers and shipping companies over their dealings...
New Zealand has said that it will allow entry for some maritime vessels
New Zealand’s administration has said that it would allow entry of maritime vessels into the country if there was a compelling need. In addition, border restrictions will not apply to replacement cargo ship crew arriving in New Zealand by air and transferring straight to any cargo ship that is...
The problem with sanctions
Neil Roberts, Head of Marine Underwriting, Lloyd’s Market Association and member of the IUMI Policy Forum, has written in the latest IUMI Eye on the collateral damage that resulted from sanctions. Roberts noted that sanctions were used by Athens against Megara in the 5th Century BC and they helped...
https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/the-problem-with-sanctions/
Seven crew members on passenger ship test positive for Covid-19
Seven crew members on Alaskan passenger ship Tustumena (IMO 6421086) have tested positive for Covid-19. One crew member had tested positive on June 6th, and six more were found to be positive for coronavirus after all of the people on board were tested. The cases make up the first coronavirus...
Small Alaska ports work on protocols to allow small cruise ships to dock
At least one small ship cruise line will be allowed to dock at a southeastern Alaska port this month, Ketchikan city council has said, in a move which reflected the ongoing balance that needed to be struck between medical caution and economic necessity. On Thursday, June 4th Ketchikan’s city...
Tanker completes eastbound Northern Sea Route passage
Tanker Christophe de Margerie (IMO 9737187) has completed an early season ice-covered eastbound Northern Sea Route carrying liquefied natural gas from its Yamal LNG plant, according to Russian gas producer Novatek said on Monday that the tanker left the port of Sabetta on May 18th and then met with...
IUMI seventh session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE)
Hendrike Kuhle, policy director at IUMI, has reported on the 7th session of the Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 7), which met from March 2nd to 6th at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) headquarters, chaired by Umut Şentürk from Turkey. IUMI used the SSE meeting to...