22 Jul 2021, South Korea The South Korean government has added the Philippines, Russia, Indonesia and the United Kingdom to its list of COVID-19 high risk countries. Read more »
Crew changes at anchorage
22 Jul 2021, Auckland, New Zealand International crew changes will soon commence from the Auckland anchorage area. Read more »
Arrivals fully vaccinated in UK exempt from self-isolation
22 Jul 2021, United Kingdom New rules have come into force for international travel to the UK from 19 July, including how arrivals from countries on the ‘Amber’ list can avoid having to self-isolate. Read more »
Vaccination of seafarers
22 Jul 2021, Belgium The Belgian Shipowner Association, the Taskforce Vaccination and the Directorate General Shipping has launched a full scale COVID‐19 vaccination campaign for all seafarers calling with a ship in a Belgian port, expected to start on 26 July. Read more »
Port rebounds after corona dip
22 Jul 2021, Rotterdam, Netherlands In the first six months of 2021, throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 231.6 million tonnes, a rise of 5.8% compared with the same period last year. Read more »
50% pilotage & berth hire charges discount for vessels using LNG fuel
22 Jul 2021, Dahej & Dhamra, India The waiver scheme for vessels using Liquefied Natural Gas as fuel is also being applied at the ports of Dahej and Dhamra. Read more »
New rules for pleasure craft
22 Jul 2021, Singapore Food and beverages are not to be consumed onboard the SZH-licensed pleasure craft and charters are limited to 4 hours. Read more »
Repair works in Pesek Basin
22 Jul 2021, Singapore The working period for repairs in Pesek Basin has been extended. The work will now be conducted from 10 August 2021 to 9 February 2022. Read more »
