BIMCO Covid 19 Weekly Report

BIMCO Covid 19 Weekly Report
19/04/2021 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bimco-covid-19-weekly-report-11/

The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nation bodies like the International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).

BIMCO provides the following update for this week ending Friday, 16 April 2021.

1. IMO

The IMO has not issued for this week, any circular relevant to the current COVID-19 situation.

2. IMO Crew Change – National Focal Point for Crew Change and Repatriation of Seafarers

As per our BIMCO news of 12th April, the IMO has discontinued the issue of the IMO circular in series: MSC.7/circ. 1. Instead the IMO’s online Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS) will be used to contain such information.

According to GISIS today, the list of countries informing the IMO of their national focal point of contact for crew change and repatriation of seafarers are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Slovenia (newly added), Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vanuatu.

Earlier reference of the MSC.7/circ.1 : our implementation page.

3. Government States

Singapore

To mitigate the risks of COVID-19 transmission from ship crew, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore issued an Advisory of 14 April 2021, informing the shipping community of the Singapore Economic Development Board’s updated mandatory precautionary measures for shipyards and waterfront facilities when accepting vessels at their premises. These measures are effective from 5 April 2021 onwards.
Source: BIMCO