Tag: COVID-19 restrictions
Singapore Ends All Covid Restrictions!
Short-term visitors to Singapore who are not fully vaccinated will no longer be required to buy travel insurance that covers Covid-19 medical treatment.
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Evergreen Joins Fellow Lines In Restructuring Shipping Contract Rates
Evergreen has followed its fellow Taiwanese carriers, Yang Ming and Wan Hai, in beginning to renegotiate contract terms with shippers.
The relaxation of...
COVID-19 And Influenza May Face Off In The Next Years
Throughout the pandemic, he explained, widespread COVID-19 infections may have kept people's immune systems on high alert, giving SARS-CoV-2 a long-term advantage over...
BIMCO COVID 19 Weekly Report – 29 April 2022
This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 29 April covers the International Maritime Organization (IMO) including crew change national contact point,...
Omicron To Finally Overpower China’s COVID Defences?
More than 62,000 people in China across all 31 of its provinces are infected, most of them with the fast-spreading BA.2 Omicron variant, says...
Challenges in Securing Vaccines, Seafarers Stuck in Chaos
Difficulties securing vaccines mean seafarers face job losses as well as obstacles to returning home after finishing contracts.
Overworked crew members have been...
Covid 19 Reduced Ship Traffic in 2020, Says Research
Ship movements on the world's oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as Covid-19 restrictions came into force, a new study shows.
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Global Reinsurers Face Major Loss From Suez Canal Blockage
According to Fitch Ratings, the global reinsurance industry is likely to face a loss of hundreds of millions of euros due to the blocking...
[Watch] Leading Shipping Companies Sign Up To Neptune Declaration
To overcome the seafarer crisis by enabling smooth crew change and repatriation, major shipping companies sign the Neptune Declaration, says an article published in...
Armed Assailant Threatens People With NO MASK
A man got accused of pointing a gun at a fitness club manager in the twin cities of MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) after complaining that...