2nd Update - Novel Coronavirus: Measures being taken by Korean Authorities at Korean ports in respect to COVID-19

Our correspondent Avast has provided the following update regarding the latest measures taken by Korean authorities in Korean ports

QUOTE

All vessel arriving from high risk countries will be subject to enhanced screening where National Quarantine Station officers will board the vessel to check the body temperatures of each crew along with handing out questionnaires to be filled out personally by all crew members. Cargo operation and disembarkation is only allowed after the quarantine certificate is issued by the National Quarantine Station Officer.

UNQUOTE 

If you have any questions please get in touch with your usual Club contact.

Staff Author

UK P&I

Date12/03/2020

Tags

You may also be interested in:

South Korea is implementing stricter regulations on ballast water due to concerns surrounding the discharge of treated water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.

Global warming is one of the most severe and complex challenges our world faces today

UK P&I Members have recently brought our attention to issues surrounding cannabidiol (CBD) usage by a crew member which resulted in a failed drugs test.

On 23 August 2023 OFAC issued a determination that allows sanctions to be imposed on any foreign individual or entity that operates in the jet fuel sector of the Burmese economy by expanding Executive Order 14014 (the”EO”).