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Source: PwC Greece - The COVID-19 crisis has been testing the foundations of our lives, societies and economies posing huge challenges for the future. Organisations across industries are rightly focusing on their employees’ well-being, whilst making sure that their operations continue undisrupted and at the same time, adapting to the new ways of operating.

Source: K&L Gates - The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or Commission) recently announced its adoption of a final interpretive rule to provide the maritime community guidance on the “reasonableness” of detention and demurrage charges.

Source: Lloyds Register - Reactivation requirements, anchorage choice and how best to protect their tonnage among the key challenges facing operators.

For the first time in a decade, large numbers of ships are heading for lay-up as the COVID-19 pandemic crushes demand for consumer goods and widespread travel restrictions temporarily end passenger cruising.

Source: Directorate General of Shipping India - Addendum 2 to DGS Order No. 12 of 2020 - Subject: Standard Operating Procedures I Protocols (SOP) for controlled crew change - reg.

Source: National Ocean Industries Association - Washington, D.C. – The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) and the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association (LMOGA) asked Federal and Louisiana government officials for allocation of COVID-19 test kits and equipment for workers in the offshore sector.

Source: The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport -The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been requested to publicise instructions from the Health Service Executive (HSE) on the submission of Maritime Declarations of Health. Please refer to the attached Annex.

Source: ITF - The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the global seafaring community to numerous challenges. Maritime employers and seafarers' unions, along with many other international organisations, are working relentlessly to ensure the work and dedication of our seafarers, to provide the world with essential products including food, medicine and fuels, is recognised.

Source: Paris MOU - MAB has considered and agreed that, noting the global impact of COVID-19, there is need to apply flexibility under these special circumstances. In Paris MoU member States, national measures are implemented which are to a large extend affecting the port State control regime.

Source: Paris MOU - Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) acknowledged the crisis which the international shipping industry was facing. In view of the continuing effects of the crisis, the end of which cannot yet be foreseen, the Paris MoU has amended its previously drafted guidelines.

Source: World Meteorological Organization - "Geneva, 7 May 2020 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is concerned about the increasing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quantity and quality of weather observations and forecasts, as well as atmospheric and climate monitoring.