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Source: LISCR - "The Liberian Registry continues its efforts toward the recognition of seafarers as “key workers” and for much needed crew-exchange to be allowed at key ports globally during the global COVID19 pandemic, and is looking to enlist the help of other flag States in this mission.

Source: Insurance Marine News - "Since the beginning of April the China Ministry of Transportation has been implementing updated crew change procedures for Chinese crew in China.

Crew changes of foreign national crew members on foreign flagged ships in Chinese ports are still suspended."

Source: IMO - The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have jointly issued the attached statement to assist States in ensuring that health measures are implemented in ways that minimize unnecessary interference with international traf

Source: CHIRP - The world is in lockdown during this unprecedented global health crisis. A total of 181 countries have reported incidents of COVID-19 infection and are at war with this unseen enemy, the coronavirus.

Source: DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF SHIPPING, MUMBAI - "Change of crew of ship (seafarers) is an important measure for operation of merchant ships.

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) on 21st April, 2020. This SoP has been formulated to streamline the sign-on/sign-off of Indian Seafarer at Indian Ports for merchant shipping vessels.

Source: International Law Office - "The closure of Chinese ports due to the COVID-19 pandemic raises the question of whether and under which conditions expenses and risks charterers may cancel their voyage charterparty in the event of the closure of a port due to COVID-19.