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Seafarers allowed to leave a ship to get vaccinated in NSW

March 18, 2022 by Shipping Australia

Dr Kerry Chant, the Chief Health Officer in New South Wales, has signed an order allowing seafarers to leave a ship and "go further than 13 metres" from the vessel to get vaccinated against COVID-19. However, the seafarer must stay in the port … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, seafarers, Vaccination, Vaccinations

Nearly two-thirds of seafarers now vaccinated against COVID

January 14, 2022 by Jim Wilson

New January 2022 data from the Neptune Declaration shows that 59.8% of seafarers in its sample have been vaccinated against COVID. This is an increase of 10.3 percentage points since December 2021. By way of comparison, the proportion of the EU … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: biosecurity, Coronavirus, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Crew, SARS-CoV-2, Seafarer, Seafarer crew changes, Seafarer vaccination, seafarers, Vaccination, Vaccine

Seafarer COVID-vaccination numbers continue to climb

November 17, 2021 by Shipping Australia

About 41% of the world's seafaring workforce has been COVID-vaccinated, according to the latest data from the Neptune Declaration's Crew Change Indicator. The Neptune Declaration is an agreement subscribed to by about 850 organizations that are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: biosecurity, COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, Novel Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, Seafarer vaccination, Seafarer vaccines, Vaccination, Vaccine

Port workers required to get mandatory anti-COVID vaccine in New Zealand

July 16, 2021 by Shipping Australia

New Zealand's government has passed rules mandating anti-COVID vaccinations for border workers, including personnel who work at seaports. Affected workers are forbidden from carrying out work unless vaccinated. The new COVID-19 Public Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: COVID, COVID-19, COVID19, New Zealand, ports, Sea ports, Vaccination, Vaccination programme, Vaccinations

Seafarer access to vaccines “still remains a serious issue”

July 9, 2021 by Shipping Australia

Crew changes are being hindered by a lack of access to vaccines. "Resolving the crew change crisis will require all seafarers to have access to vaccines," says Guy Platten, Secretary General, International Chamber of Shipping. Although there has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media Releases, Members, Policy Council Tagged With: seafarers, Vaccination, Vaccination programme, Vaccines

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