Port Authority of New South Wales has scrapped its restrictions on vessels arriving from Iran, Italy, China or South Korea.
The easing of restrictions was effective as of Friday 26 June 2020.
Prior to PA NSW’s 26 June notice, PA NSW was formerly delaying pilotage services to ships that had transited from mainland...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/pa-nsw-scraps-restrictive-rules-on-vessel-arrivals/
Given the widespread shoreside transmission of COVID-19 in
communities around the world, shipping lines have been extremely careful to
protect the health of their crews.
COVID-19 onboard would adversely affect the operational
viability of a ship. There is also
clearly a strong sense of self-preservation amongst crew members who are keen
to protect their own health. Shipping
companies share that interest as it is crucial to their...