New guidelines to avoid or manage an outbreak of coronavirus on board ships are now available. They include pre-boarding screenings, isolation cabins, outbreak management plans, contact tracing, quarantine, daily cleaning and disinfection.
The ITF is closely following all advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO)regarding the current outbreak which originated in Wuhan city, a major domestic and international transport hub.
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Staff on a North Sea oil platform have been evacuated following safety concerns. The 115 staff on the Thistle platform were picked up by British and Norwegian helicopters from the platform, approximately 100 nautical miles north east of the Scottish island of Shetland, and taken to another platform operating in the area. The operating company, Enquest, said the move was a precautionary measure following a subsea structural inspection.
Croatia has been an active maritime nation since the end of the Second World War, giving the country an advantage compared to other Eastern European countries in terms of language, education and international experience.
Shipping is important for the Balkan country as it brings in more than €1 billion, greatly contributing to Croatian economy and GDP. 25,000 of the world’s seafarers are from Croatia, two-thirds of which sail with non-Croatian companies.
