BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report
Overview
The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nation bodies like the International Maritime Organization (IMO), World Health Organization (WHO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).
BIMCO provides the following update for this week ending Friday, 26 February 2021
1. IMO
2. IMO Crew Change – National Focal Point for Crew Change and Repatriation of Seafarers
As of today, the countries that have informed the IMO of the above are: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Cook Islands, Cyprus, Dominica, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, the Marshall Islands, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Sri
Israeli Startup Helps Protect Ships from Cyber Pirates Maya Margit
Maritime industry turns to new technologies in order to comply with updated global regulations
An Israeli startup is bringing the defenses of ships and ports up to speed, as the maritime sector focuses on the growing cybersecurity threats facing the industry.
Cydome, which first began operations in 2019, has launched an end-to-end cybersecurity solution intended to bring vessels and ports into compliance with new global regulations that came into effect at the beginning of the year.
Damage from a single attack can reach several million dollars for each incident, Nir Ayalon, CEO and founder of Cydome, told The Media Line. “A hacker can do several things. … A vessel is a very complicated system with a lot of subsystems,” he also said.
February 19, 2021 By Jim Myers
Washington, D.C. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered assurances the Inland Waterways Users Board is not being eliminated or revamped despite being suspended along with other advisory committees by the Department of Defense.
“We do not believe that is the case,” Corps spokesman Eugene Pawlik said in a written statement.
“The Inland Waterways Users Board is a legislated advisory committee, subject to FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act), so it cannot be abolished without Congressional action.”
Pawlik also pointed out even the “criteria to qualify for membership is in the law, and we are unaware of any effort to revamp this advisory committee.”
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In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) issued a sweeping order on January 29, 2021, which took effect at 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, February 1, requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation, stations, airports, and inside federal buildings. On that same date, the U.S. Coast Guard issued Marine Safety Information Bulletin (“MSIB”) 02-21. The MSIB requires vessel operators to require persons boarding, disembarking, and traveling aboard to wear masks and notes that failure to do so constitutes a hazardous condition, which can be enforced civilly or criminally. Stakeholders should examine the MSIB for impacts to their operations.