Qatar Airways’ new lounge for seafarers & offshore workers While border restrictions have been tough on many people during the pandemic, seafarers and offshore workers have dealt with the greatest challenges. For those working in international waters far from home,…
In line with the Philippine government regulations, we would like to inform you that effective 28 November 2020 all airport passengers (both incoming and outgoing), Crew, Airline employees and all other airport users are required to download and register an…
Greek borders are not closing as a result of the second lockdown the country will enter on Saturday to halt the second wave of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases. Greece’s airports will remain open to domestic and international travel but restrictions will be in force,…
China has opened up 10 ports for foreign crew changes as the country eases entry restrictions for foreign nationals. According to the Ministry of Transport, Dalian, Tianjin, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Haikou have been opened up…
“What should I do about my trip?” It’s a question we are hearing often. In the short term, for international travel the State Department and most countries have answered the question for you: stay home. Even with the global travel ban…
Major issues involving the shipping industry will be discussed during a series of web conferences and forums held by Posidonia Exhibitions S.A. during October 26-30. The special Web Forums Week, which will bring together leading maritime media and organizations under the…
Latest COVID-19 status regarding restrictions in Ports/Countries. ARGENTINA General National regulation in force (DECNU-2020-274-APN-PTE) issued by the Argentine President: Starting March 16th and for a period 15 days, Argentine borders are closed. Only nationals or residents can enter the country. This period…
Posidonia 2020 event has been officially cancelled. According to Posidonia Exhibitions: It is with a great deal of regret that we are announcing the cancellation of Posidonia 2020, originally planned for June 2020 and subsequently postponed to October 2020. We…
By Jack Wittels (Bloomberg) –Two weeks ago, the vast majority of the world’s ships were forced to change the fuel they use. Some big winners — and potential losers — are starting to emerge from what was a historic switch…
An estimated 90% of world trade is facilitated by maritime shipping, and as trade volumes continue to increase, the world’s busiest ports continue to grow larger and more efficient to meet demand. In fact, in just the last four years,…