In response to the recent outbreak of the epidemic in India, China's ports have strengthened anti-epidemic measures related to India. These measures are still undergoing constant changes. On May 28, Huatai Marine updated the latest anti- epidemic measures and bunker limitation at major ports in China for reference.
The risk of the epidemic continues to change, and the epidemic prevention and control policies of China's ports will be adjusted according to the changes in the epidemic.
It is recommended to contact the local agent before calling at a Chinese port to obtain the latest epidemic prevention requirements of the port.
Port's latest epidemic measures
YING KOU (BAYUQUAN)
Affected by the local epidemic, there are currently no clear new requirements. Recently, an Indian ship called Bayuquan has applied for docking at Bayuquan. The application is still under review, but it is difficult to get approval.
Dalian
For vessels and shipcrew from abroad:
1. Nucleic acid testing is required, including the crew and onboard environment
2. Crew members must wear facial masks on deck
Dandong
1. All ships from abroad must conduct nucleic acid testing on all crew members
2. Only after a negative result available,the cargo operation could be allowed to start
Huludao
No additional requirements accounced so far. However,It is understood that one vessel that had berthed at an indian port applied for calling Huludao. Due to the positive nucleic acid test of several crew members, the application was rejected and the ship has sailed.
Jinzhou
1. For vessels from India,all crewmembers would be required to receive nucleic acid test, and the entire ship must be eliminated and disinfected.
2. Berthing operation can only be applied after the negative test results are available.
Tianjin and nearby ports Caofeidian
In principle, foreign ships are not allowed to board.
HuangHua
No additional requirements announced for the time being, we need to discuss with the agent case by case.
Jingtang
In principle, no foreign ships are allowed to board
Qinhuangdao
Since May 2021, personnel other than stevedores are not allowed to board bessels which have recently changed India crew. The definition of "recent", it needs to be confirmed through agent on a case by case basis.
Tianjin
1. Ships that have changed Indian crew members within 14 days are prohibited to board.
2. Ships called at Indian ports within 14 days are prohibited to board.
3. Other foreign ships which are defined as medium-risk can be boarded, and boarding person are required secondary protection measures. Stevedores are not allowed to enter the living area during barding period.
4. To change Indian crew members is forbidden.
Dongying
There are no specific measures for the time being, but the agent needs to pay close attention to the crew change of Indian crew members and crew members from Southeast Asian countries, and respond in time.
India and its neighboring countries mainly include: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives
Lanshan/Rizhao
1. For Vessels passing through or caled Indian ports,the requirements as follows
1)Advance notice to the authority is required,the ship can be allowed berth after getting approval.
2)All crew members change is prohibited.
3)The people to board the ship need to be vaccinated against the COVID-19, moreover, the boarding person has to be isolated after disembarkation, and the isolation can be lifted after the nucleic acid test and serun test are normal.
2. Ships from Britain, the epidemic prevention measures refer to ships from India.
Lianyungang
Ships ever called India, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar within 21 days, or have changed crew members in the above areas, require nucleic acid for the entire ship (crew and onboard environment).
Qingdao
1. For ships from India or ships ever changed Indian crew members
1)Fill in the record of the port calling record within the last four weeks truthfully
2)Factually report the crew shift status and crew health status within last 30 days, and note the travel history is also required to be remarked.
2. The ship is required to report the quarantine officer before the ship berth including the content of whether ship called at an Indian port and whether replace the crew of India and its neighboring countries.
3. Inbound ships ever called/berthed Indian ports within 14 days, or changed crew in India or its neighboring countries(Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.) within 14 days nucleic acid testing is required. To all the crewmembers.
Weifang
Except for extremely unusual circumstances, applications for crew changes on ships passing through India, Nepal, Brazil, Malaysia and other countries with particularly severe epidemics will not be accepted for the time being.
Weihai
1. The anti-epidemic policy will refer to Qingdao Port.
2. Ships that have berthed in India or ships that have changed Indian crew members are prohibited berthing at Shidao Port.
Yantai
1. No specific measures
2. Need to report in advance
Shanghai and nearby ports
Inland river Ports in Jiangsu Province
Ships that meet the following circumstances are required to report to the customs one week in advance:
1. Ships from/ever passed through India, Laos, Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and other countries within 21 days.
2. The ship with crew members from the aforesaide countries within 21 days. Specific measures might be taken by the authorities on a case by case basis.
Shanghai/ports along the Yangtze River
No official document released at the time being. It is recommended that the shipowner contact the local agent to obtain the latest information before arrival.
Ningbo and nearby ports:
Jiaxing
1. For Vessels from india or ever passed through Indian ports ,all crewmembers would be required to receive nuclenic acid testing, and disinfected on the entire vessel.
2. Inform the quarantine officers in advance if the vessels recently berthed in Palestine, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and other neighboring countries or regions in India.
Ningbo
1. Crew members of ships ever called India port within 28 days before arrival Ningbo Port are required to receive nucleic acid testing.
2. If there are Indian crew members on board, they would be required to receive nucleic acid tests regardless of the time of embarkation.
3. In principle, foreign crew members can be changed, but the actual operation is very difficult.
Zhoushan
1. Shipyard
1)The approval of repair orders will be suspended for vessels ever called ports of India, Argentina, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iran, the Philippines, Turkey, and Brazil after March 28 . The resumption time of order examination will be subject to the notice by Municipal Prevention and Control office after May 28, 2021.
2)The approval of repair orders shall be suspended for vessels ever signed on Indian crews after March 28 will be suspended. The resumption time of order examination will be subject to the notice by Municipal Prevention and Control office after May 28, 2021.
3)The application of repair orders could be submitted normally for vessels ever signed on crewmembers of 7 countries other than Indian crew after March 28, the vessel should submit the nucleic acid report,together with the crew's travel history report proved that they had departed the aforesaid 7 countries before March 28 ( For example, five Filipino crew members were changed in Singapore on March 30, but if the travel history of these five Filipino crew members proved that they have left Philippines before March 28, the approval will be submitted normally).Otherwise,the approval will be suspended. The resumption time of order examination will be subject to the notice by Municipal Prevention and Control office after May 28, 2021.
2. The Crew members of ships ever called at India port within last 28 days before arrival Zhoushan are required to receive nucleic acid test.
3. If there are Indian crew members on board, they would be required to receive nucleic acid test regardless of the time of embaarkation.
4. In principle, crew change is permitted by the local authorities,but it is rather difficult to operate in practice.
Guangzhou and nearby ports.
Fuzhou
1. Ships ever berthed in India within 21 days or have Indian crews aboard,the entire ship to be required to receive nucleic acid test before discharging.
2. The boarding person must be vaccinated against COVID-19 and hold a valid negative certificate of nucleic acid test within three days.
Xiamen
1. For ships ever passed through India and the Philippines recently, all crew members are required to receive nucleic acid test.
2. If the crew is changed from India, the Philippines, etc recently,nucleic acid test is required for the newly boarded crew members.
3. It is forbidden to change Indian crew members.
Fangcheng
1. For Ships ever passed through India within 28 days, the vessel would be allowed berth.If not necessary,non-essential personnel are not allowed to embark. The boarding personnel must have been vaccinated against the COVID-19.
2. For ships even not ever passed through India within 28 days, but whose crew are nationals of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and other countries, the vessel are not allowed to call at Fangcheng,and if not necesssary, non-essential personnel are permitted to attend on board. The boarding personl must have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Huangpu
Xinsha Terminal: ships ever berthed in India within a month, or have changed crews in India, the entire ship to be required to receive nucleic acid test.
Nansha
Port authority require advance report of ships ever called at Indian ports within 21 days
Qinzhou
The customs will focus on ships ever passed through India which are defined as the key epidemic areas:
1. Subject to the condition of port congestion of Beibu Gulf port, the ship shall wait for a certain period before berthing, all crew members must undergo nucleic acid testing, and the ship may be required to perform entire-ship disinfection.
2. For ships ever changed crew members within 14 days, all crew members would be required to received nucleic acid test.
Shekou
1. Ship arrival report should include information on whether the ship has called India port within 21 days, especially the ship's first port of entry is Shekou and last port is India port, it should be reported to the port operation team.
2. For ships ever berthed at an Indian port or changed crew in an Indian port within 21 days, and the first port of entry is Shekou, the new signing-on crew member would be required to received nucleic acid test.The ship would not be allowed to conduct any operation until all testing results are negative.
3. For international sailing ships ever called Indian ports within 21 days or have crew members with Indian sojourn history, all crew members are required to receive nucleic acid tests The ship would not be allowed to conduct any operation until all testing results are negative.
4. If vessels ever called at Indian ports or crwmembers have indian sojourns within 21 days,changed of crew would not be permitted.
5. The local authority strengthen the management on change of Chinese nationality crew members.
Zhanjiang
1. For ships ever changed crew within 60 days,all crewmembers would be required to received nucleic acid test. Operation can only be started after the negative test result are available.
2. Ships with crews from countries such as India and Southeast Asia(Pakistan,Bangladesh,Myanmar etc.), require nucleic acid testing for all crews after berthing. Operation can only be started after the negative test result are available.
3. For ships ever called at India or changed crew in India, it should be declared on a case by case basis.
Here attached the bunker limitation in Chinese port.
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