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IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has issued a statement addressing the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the shipping industry and the global supply chain.

“When ships enter and leave ports, vital information about cargoes, dangerous goods, crews, vessel details and many other things has to be exchanged with the authorities ashore. Under IMO's FAL Convention, public authorities are now required to set up systems so that all this happens digitally.

Windward Maritime Analytics has offered to provide open access to its data and insights, offering a greater understanding of global trade flows and helping to strike a balance between protecting public health and maintaining global economic stability.

The Commonwealth Litter Programme (CLiP) is an initiative delivered by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The initiative supports developing countries across the Commonwealth in preventing plastics entering the ocean.

Port reception facilities are a crucial tool for the good functioning of the maritime industry and thus for the delivery of goods to all. As many others, EUROSHORE’s members have put in place contingency plans to limit the propagation of the COVID 19 while continuing delivering MARPOL services at best.