CIRCULAR 3A/2020 MLC 2006 and Small Fishing Vessels
OCTOBER 2020 THE MARITIME LABOR CERTIFICATE 2006 AND SMALL FISHING VESSELS REGISTRED IN SPAIN Is the MLC required for the small fishing vessels with Spanish flag? That was a query we received some time ago. The Maritime Labor Certificate certifies that the working and living conditions of seafarers on the ship have been inspected and meet the requirements of national laws or regulations or other measures implementing this Convention. A Maritime Labor Certificate may also be issued on an interim basis: (a) To new ships on delivery; (b) When a ship changes flag; or (c) When a ship-owner assumes...
Read MoreSTOP PRESS ADVICE 4B/2020 UPDATE ON MEASURES IN THE MERCHANT MARINE SECTOR
STOP PRESS ADVICE 4B/2020 MAY 2020 MEASURES TAKEN IN THE MERCHANT MARINE SECTOR DUE TO THE STATE OF ALARM TO AVOID THE SPREAD OF COVID – 19 IN SPAIN In our previous Stop Press Advice of March, we mentioned that the Spanish Ports maintained with normality the operations that were planned, while sanitary measures were being taken in order to minimize any risk of contagion by COVID -19. One of the measures taken that affected the Maritime Sector was that crew changes were not allowed in any of the Spanish Ports. If a change of crewmember had to be carried out due to medical reasons,...
Read MoreSTOP PRESS ADVICE 3B/2020 UPDATED – SPANISH NAUTICAL SECTOR: SAILING AFTER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
STOP PRESS ADVICE 3B/2020 – UPDATED MAY 2020 SCHEDULE OF MEASURES TO RESTORE THE NORMALITY IN THE SPANISH NAUTICAL SECTOR AFTER THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN From last May 4th, Spain started a four-phase plan created to restore the normality following the limitations imposed in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19. In this sense, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAUTICAL COMPANIES (ANEN) requested the GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MERCHANT MARINE to clarify how this plan would be applied to the sports and recreational navigation sector. In response, the Authorities clarified that...
Read MoreCIRCULAR 2B/2020 CONTAINER DAMAGES CAUSED BY STEEL COILS
APRIL 2020 CONTAINER DAMAGES CAUSED BY STEEL COILS WHEN SHIPPED SEPARATELY A repeated situation regarding steel coil cargoes, leading to the collapse of containers floors due to bad stowage and / or lashing, has been noticed and studied by a survey company with whom we collaborate. We would like to briefly summarize this problem, as well as provide some measures that can be used to prevent this from happening, based on the information provided by SEDGWICK IBERIA. The failure of the floor of TEU’s containers can be explained by the combined effect of these four factors: The size of the...
Read MoreSTOP PRESS ADVICE 2B/2020: STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN TO SLOW SPREAD OF COVID – 19: PORT ACTIVITY UPDATES
STOP PRESS ADVICE 2B/2020 MARCH 2020 STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN TO SLOW SPREAD OF COVID – 19: PORT ACTIVITY UPDATES  Several days have past with the port operations under the State of Alarm. Port Authorities have informed that they have maintained with normality the operations that were previewed at their ports. Sanitary measures have been taken in order to minimize any risk of contagious by COVID -19. Crew changes are not allowed during the State Alarm period, at any of the Spanish Ports. If a change of crewmember has to be carried out due to medical reasons, immediate...
Read MoreSTOP PRESS ADVICE 1B/2020: STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN TO SLOW SPREAD OF COVID – 19: PORT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE!
STOP PRESS ADVICE 1B/2020 MARCH 2020 STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN TO SLOW SPREAD OF COVID – 19: PORT ACTIVITIES CONTINUE! During this weekend the Spanish Government has implemented the “State of Alarm†in Spain for fifteen (15) days – extendable depending on the evolution of the situation. Thus, the Spanish Government has established measures that can limit the circulation or presence of persons or vehicles at certain times and in certain places, amongst others. Port and logistic activities related to cargo vessels will continue. However, personal interaction...
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