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Source: Norwegian Maritime Authority - The Norwegian Maritime Authority is pleased that ship registration in Norway is becoming more adaptive and internationally competitive. A regulatory amendment will allow bareboat registration in and deregistration from the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) and the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR).

Source: MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE - Following the resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the world, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) recommends owners, managers and agents to adopt additional precautionary measures when carrying out crew changes on Singapore-registered ships.

Source: Republic of the Marshall Islands - MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR - COVID-19: MLC imposes extensive obligations on flag states, port states and shipowners which are relevant to protection of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Officers of the Special Tripartite Committee, made up of representatives of States, shipowners and seafarers, have issued this Statement which dra

Source: Danish Shipping - "The government, together with Danish Shipping, the maritime section of the Danish Metalworkers' Union and the Danish Engineers' Association, has found a solution whereby stranded seafarers on board Danish ships can come home.

Source: Directorate General of Shipping - India - "1. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global crisis which has impacted all aspects of life and badly affected the work environment. In the maritime sector, it has severely impacted the ship to shore interactions, including crew changes.

Source: ILO - "1. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global crisis which has impacted all aspects of life and badly affected the world of work. In the maritime sector, it has severely disrupted the functioning of shipping and affected the work of nearly 2 million seafarers worldwide.

Source: ILO - "ILO welcomes COVID-19 seafarers’ rights agreement he International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .

Source: Bahamas Maritime Authority - "1. Purpose - 1.1. This Technical Alert is issued by the Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) to provide information on COVID-19 (formerly called novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) related issues . . .

4. Inspections, surveys and audits

Source: BIMCO - The COVID-19 pandemic affects the industry’s endeavours to implement the upcoming European Union’s Ship Recycling Regulations (EUSRR) and many shipowners may not be able to finalize the required Inventory of hazardous materials (IHM) prior to the deadline.

Source: ITF - "Seafarers in their unions are putting more pressure on the world’s governments to allow for crew changes, as more than 200,000 seafarers are now trapped aboard vessels working beyond their contracts.