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MUA calls for vaccination of all foreign seafarers calling at Australian ports May 17, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina In an effort to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading into the community, the New South Wales Ministry of Health plans to vaccinate a small number of foreign seafarers onboard vessels that transport gas between Australian ports. The Maritime Union of Australia welcomed the initiative between NSW Health and NSW Ports, which will cover vessels that regularly visit the Port Botany Bulk Liquids Berth. However, the union insists the model must...

Maritime Union of Australia In an Australian-first, NSW Health will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to a small number of foreign seafarers onboard vessels that transport gas between Australian ports in an effort to reduce the risk of the virus entering the community. The Maritime Union of Australia welcomed the initiative between NSW Health and NSW Ports, which will cover vessels that regularly visit the Port Botany Bulk Liquids Berth, but said the model must be rolled out nationally to reduce the risk of COVID transmission to waterfront workers. Sixteen seafarers onboard Singapore-flagged LPG ...

Maritime Union Wins a Small Victory as Foreign Crews to Get Vaccinations Campaign Highlighting Covid Risk Begins to Come to Fruition AUSTRALIA – In an Australian-first, NSW Health will provide Covid-19 vaccinations to a small number of foreign seafarers on board vessels that transport gas between Australian ports in an effort to reduce the risk of the virus entering the community. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) sees this initiative as a small win having campaigned relentlessly for increased Covid-19 measures, but finds that more needs to be done to protect seafarers in the ongoing pa...

Italy's La Nazione daily publication reported the first and second officers had tested positive for Covid-19. No autopsy has been carried out on the master, who had tested negative for coronavirus in Italy and South Africa. Italian public prosecutor Antonio Patrono has received a complaint from family members who alleged a lack of assistance from Indonesian authorities. He has ordered an autopsy and asked Italian police to repatriate the body. Served with distinction "The ship is ready to leave; we await information from the competent authorities," operator Italia Marittima said in a statemen...

COVID ship takes state's active cases to 28 Queensland’s active cases of COVID have risen to 28, with two of four new cases linked to a ship anchored off the Sunshine Coast. Health by Janelle Miles Premium Content Subscriber only Queensland active cases of the COVID-19 virus have risen to 28 with four new infections, all acquired overseas. The new cases, and two historical infections, take Queensland's total number of confirmed cases since the pandemic began to 1556. Two of Queensland’s four new cases of COVID are on the Inge Kosan tanker, ancho...