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Friday, 03 February 17
US - EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMIGRATION AFFECTS VESSEL CREWS - GARD
 From 27 January 2017, crew members carrying Iraqi, Syrian, Sudanese, Iranian, Somalian, Libyan or Yemeni passports are temporarily barred from entering the United States.
On 27 January 2017 President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry InTo The United States”.
According to a fact sheet published by the US Department of Homeland Security, the Order imposes a 90-day suspension on the entry into the US of individuals traveling on passports from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen.
The temporary suspension period took effect on the date of the Order and its purpose is to “allow for the proper review and establishment of standards to prevent the terrorist or criminal infiltration by foreign nationals”.
The Order in its entirety is available on the White House website and although its implementation is not fully understood at this point, it will have an impact on vessels calling the US.
The following should be noted:
The designated countries referred to in the Order are: Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen.
Shipowners and operators should expect crew members carrying passports of one of the designated countries to be denied shore leave while the vessel remains in a US port.
As far as we understand, vessels with crew members from one of the designated countries will not be denied entry to US ports. It is, however, likely that the vessel will be ordered to post hired security guards at the vessel’s gangway while at berth to ensure that such crew members do not leave the vessel.
If an emergency, medical or other, necessitates a crew replacement in the US and involves a person from one of the seven designated countries, section 3(g) of the Order may serve as a basis for seeking an exemption: “the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security may, on a case-by-case basis, and when in the national interest, issue visas or other immigration benefits to nationals of countries for which visas and benefits are otherwise blocked”.
Recommendations
Members and clients with vessels calling at US ports are advised to take note of the above and avoid crew changes in the US during the 90-day suspension period for persons carrying the passport of any of the seven designated countries.
In order to avoid undue risk of delay and incurring additional costs for security measures imposed by US port officials, Members and clients should also consider if any changes to existing crew rotation schedules are needed to ensure compliance with the latest US requirements during the temporary suspension period.
A Gard Member has already encountered problems in a US port as a consequence of the new Executive Order. When the vessel with a crew member from one of the designated countries entered the US port on 26 January 2017, there were no problems with US customs or port state control. However, on 29 January 2017, customs officers returned and appointed two armed security guards to control the vessel’s gangway. In addition, they insisted on visiting the vessel twice a day to “check on the crew”. Reportedly, the Member will be charged USD 75 per guard per hour for the duration of the vessel’s stay.
Members should be advised that any such additional costs in these circumstances are of an operational nature and are not covered by the Member’s P&I insurance.
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Tuesday, 03 October 17
RIO TINTO COMPLETES FIRST FULLY AUTONOMOUS RAIL JOURNEY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Rio Tinto has successfully completed the first fully autonomous rail journey at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia ...
Tuesday, 03 October 17
ALLIED MARKET ANALYSIS
It seems as though the future of the oil trade was once again put into the spotlight, as the Asia Pacific Petroleum Conference took place last week ...
Friday, 29 September 17
U.S WEEKLY COAL OUTPUT DROPS FOR THE FIFTH WEEK IN A ROW, EIA DATA SHOWS
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 14.7 million short ...
Thursday, 28 September 17
SUPRAMAX: S.CHINA TRIP TO INDIA HAS BEEN FIXED AT AROUND US$ 11000 - FEARNLEYS
Supramax
The hot market seen the last weeks in the Pacific has softened as the Golden week holiday in China approaches and the October shipments ...
Thursday, 28 September 17
THE 'UNREASONABLE' COST OF CASUALTY REPAIRS: ASSOCIATION OF AVERAGE ADJUSTERS CHAIRMAN DETAILS CLAIMS DILEMMAS
KNOWLEDGE TO ELEVATE
The ‘unreasonable’ cost of casualty repairs: Association of Average Adjusters chairman details claims dilemma ...
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- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- The University of Queensland
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- White Energy Company Limited
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Planning Commission, India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Australian Coal Association
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
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