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Port of Casablanca has Reopened

We are pleased to advise that the port of Casablanca has reoponed.

For safety reasons, all vessel movements were suspended last week after 85 containers on a vessel bound for Barcelona fell overboard in the port entrance on Wednesday night.

Casablanca: Port Movements Suspended

Budd Morocco reports that the Port authority of Casablanca has decided to suspend all port movements. This decision follows the fall of several containers into the sea...

China: Port Covid Rules Modified

China’s Ministry of Transport has very recently updated the Covid Prevention Guidelines in sea ports (see the official announcement in Mandarin here).

Inbound vessels are no longer required to provide their crew’s Covid test results before the ship’s call.  The crew’s general information and health condition will still need to be submitted before berthing, however.

It should be noted that preventive measures still exist and restrictions vary from port to port but it should now be easier for ship agents and surveyors to board vessels as long as they respect the local regulations.

Vessels intending to call in Chinese ports should check with their agents regarding the relevant Covid quarantine and prevention measures at the time of of their ETA.

Information provided by Budd China (budd.china@budd-pni.com)

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