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China will open up 10 ports for foreign crew change, while it will also implement a circuit-breaker mechanism. The latter suspends crew change operations for specified periods of time.

The Australian Government called on Beijing to help resolve a standoff involving an Indian ship carrying Australian coal that has been stranded for five months at a Chinese port. 

Amid COVID-19 pandemic and the major disruption that has brought within industries, North Club issued a report highlighting the challenges arising when trading to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

BIMCO informs that all passengers including crew members have to take specific COVID-19 tests prior to boarding a flight from Singapore to China.

Shanghai government recently issued a Notice allowing change and disembarkation of foreign seafarers under certain conditions, including measures of treatment for ill/injured seafarers and Chinese crew change.

29 Filipino seafarers have tested positive for COVID-19, after arriving in China to board their ships, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

The US blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for dealing with Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and, in some cases, helping it to evade US sanctions.

China-based BWMS manufacturer Elite Marine has received a USCG Type Approval for their Seascape BWMS. The system shall be installed and operated in accordance with the Elite Marine Seascape Operation, Maintenance and Safety manual (OMSM) 21-3-2, Rev. 10, dated 7 October 2020. 

China has suspended purchases of Australian coal, with ports having instructions not to offload the commodity. These measures are part of the political relations with Canberra, which made Beijing tightly control imports of the fuel.

In light of the crew change crisis that COVID-19 has brought, BIMCO's offices in Shanghai announced that China opens up 10 ports for  foreign crew change operations.