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Source: Splash 24/7 - Crew changes and ship deliveries in Japan just got a whole lot more challenging with the government issuing extraordinary travel bans on Friday covering 73 nations, including the Philippines.

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Source: LISCR - The Liberian Registry continues to adjust to the disruptions caused by COVID-19 by leveraging its use of technology and modern communication. The latest innovation from Liberia is the implementation of remote Annual Safety Inspections (ASI) aboard their ships.

Source: Panama Canal Authority - The Panama Canal Authority (ACP), concerned with the threat of transmission of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to ACP employees, respectfully requests vessel operators to take precautionary measures before and during the transit of their vessels through the Panama Canal and when making local port calls.

Source: LISCR - We are in uncharted waters. Not only uncharted, but extremely rough with a strong invisible gale blowing across the entire globe. On the other side of this storm, the world will need to wake up to the fact that a large part of our much-needed global economic and social recovery from the massive disruption caused by Covid-19 will be driven by sea trade and seafarers.

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: USCG Maritime Commons blog -

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