Duty of care towards to crew Employers owe a duty of care towards their crew. The Club has set out some recommended precautions for minimising the spread of the disease which can be found in our News Item 24 January 2020. Notice of Readines

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index dropped on Wednesday, with the capesize segment slumping to an all-time low due to reduced demand for ships and muted activity in China amid a coronavirus outbreak. The Baltic index, which tracks

The Philippines said on Wednesday its ports remain open to all ships, even those from China, in order not to disrupt the cargo supply chain, but the crew of vessels arriving from the coronavirus-hit nation will be barred from disembarking.

Liaoning Port Groups cargo throughput exceeded 43 million tons in January, up 2.6 percent year-on-year, despite the influence of the novel coronavirus outbreak. Iron ore, coal, commodity cars and other cargo keep increasing, with several su

A cruise ship that previously had three passengers infected with the novel coronavirus was put under quarantine after arriving in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning. The ship, World Dream, which is operated by Dream Cruises, currently has 1,800

The World Health Organization has, on Thursday, 30 January 2020, declared that the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (WHO advice). United States - The novel coronavi

On February 4, China Merchants Port Groupannounced that the board of directors received the written resignation submitted by Fu Gangfeng, chairman of the company, on January 31, 2020. Due to the change of work, Fu Gangfeng applied to the bo

1.Chinese oil demand has dropped by about 3 million barrels a day, or 20% of total consumption, as the coronavirus squeezes the economy. 2.China Merchants Port received the resignation submitted by the companys chairman, Fu Gangfeng. And De

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the leading voice of the global cruise industry, issued today the following statement in response to the 2019-novel coronavirus outbreak and the World Health Organizations (WHO) declaration of

On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (the Virus) to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It seems clear that the Virus is also having an impact on eco

Chinese oil demand has dropped by about 3 million barrels a day, or 20% of total consumption, as the coronavirus squeezes the economy, according to people with inside knowledge of the countrys energy industry. The drop is probably the large

The ITF is closely following alladvice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding the current outbreak which originated in Wuhan city, a major domestic and international transport hub. We call on all governments and transport compan

North PI Club has launched a new digital tool that will help shipowners and operators track the spread of the Coronavirus outbreak. North PI Club has developed its MyGlobeView platform an interactive map which Members use to identify commer

The WHO, in a statement on 30 January 2020, declared that the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China (2019-nCoV) constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). As cases have now been reported

The coronavirus outbreak in China has forced several countries to resort to stringent quarantine checks in their battle to contain the spread and the measures are starting to have a knock-on effect on the global commodities shipping market.