Singapore is set to ban crew changes involving all non-residents with recent travel to India.
The move would appear to be a major setback in attempts to resolve the crew crisis, which has seen around 200,000 seafarers trapped at sea by the pandemic.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has informed the shipping community that crew with recent travel history to India in the last 14 days will not be allowed in the Port of Singapore. The ban goes into effect on Saturday.
This includes sign-on crew travelling to Singapore by flight, as well as sign-off crew from vessels that have called in India.
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