The UK Club have received the attached updated port profile for Douala, Cameroon, including new information regarding armed guards at anchorage.
Budd Group, who provided the port profile, go on to state that due to an increase in piracy near Douala anchorage, the Cameroon authorities have authorised the presense of three armed guards on board each vessel at Douala anchorage.
Members are referred to the full port profile attached, as well as an update from the local harbour master. Members can get in touch with their usual Club contact with any questions they may have.
The UK P&I Club recently held the 16th in our series of Live Webinars, this time in collaboration with the Mission to Seafarers which focussed on Crew Health matters and in particular mental wellbeing.
Members are advised that effective 12:00pm, Thursday 22 July, South Australia transitioned from a 'low risk' state to a ‘medium risk’ state, advance warning of a FIC has also been given which will run in Australia from 1 August to 31 September 2021 to determine the level of compliance with the safety of navigation requirements of International Conventions and familiarity of the masters and officers with their processes for ensuring safety of navigation.
We have been working with over 200 members of our correspondents network to produce a comprehensive document that outlines challenges and changes for crew changes in ports.
