The Maritime Industry Guide
Resources and latest updates from the World Health Organisation on COVID-19
Important guidelines for seafarers and ship owners on Coronavirus from ICS.
Latest news and updates on COVID-19 from CDC.
ICS is leading calls for governments to put seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers at the head of the vaccine queue and to designate seafarers as keyworkers, to avoid a repeat of the 2020 ‘crew change crisis’
India is gearing up to supply covid vaccines to other countries as the country has become one of the strongholds of manufacturing the vaccines.
As COVID vaccine rollout to frontline workers takes center stage all over the world, seafarers and aviation workers are being prioritized alongwith healthcare workers.
As of 5 January 2021, there are nine identified COVID-19 cases connected to a bunker tanker NewOcean 6 operated by Palmstone Tankers & Trdg Pte Ltd in the Port of Singapore.
Andrew Weir Ship Management (AWSM) has advised that when the MV Helena arrived in Cape Town on 31 December 2020, two passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
A lifeline for seafarers waiting for crew changes has indeed being thrown by Sri Lanka, which straddles a major shipping lane.