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Source: IMO - The Secretary-General, having received communications from Member States regarding the difficulties fa

Source: IMO - IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has asked the United Nations system agencies to support IMO in its request to governments to declare seafarers, port personnel and other crucial maritime workers as key personnel. Mr. Lim made the plea during a virtual meeting (1 April) with other UN chiefs and the UN Secretary-General.

Source: IMO - Briefing: 09 01/04/2020 Professional seafarers and marine personnel should be granted any necessary and appropriate exemptions from national travel or movement restrictions to allow them to join or leave ships, and governments should permit professional seafarers and marine personnel to disembark ships in port and transit through their territory (i.e.

Source: Singapore Maritime & Port Authority

1. This Shipping Circular supersedes MPA’s Shipping Circular no 13 of 2013.

Source: IMO - The Secretary-General wishes to refer to the outcome of the G20 Leaders Summit on COVID-19 of 26 March

Source: BIMCO - The shipping industry is facing several challenges in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, including delays and postponements of ballast water management systems (BWMS) installations in shipyards and dry docks. Should this disruption continue for a few more months, some shipowners’ plans to install type-approved systems could face disruptions.

Source: BIMCO - BIMCO has collected statements from a number of flag states, port states and recognised organisations/classification societies (RO) and produced a regulatory analysis concerning COVID-19 and its possible implica

Source: LISCR - The purpose of this Marine Advisory is to inform port State Authorities and PSC MOU’s about the Liberian Administration’s implementation of the Circular Letter No.4204/Add.1 in reference 1.

Source: Bahamas Maritime Authority - This Bulletin provides guidance on the early implementation of the amendments to the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code.

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Spain and IMO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technical cooperation activities to support capacity-building activities in English and Spanish-speaking countries.