Several port authorities have announced stricter entry quarantine inspections on vessels coming from South Korea, Japan, Iran and Italy due to COVID-19 outbreak in those countries. See the below report for further details, as well as for information on: 1) port operations 2) spare parts delivery 3) crew change controls
Today’s report (27/02/2020), gives full details of what the quarantine comprises and additional information, from Ocean Favor – the biggest non-state-owned shipping agency in China.
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