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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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Friday, 03 February 17
KOMIPO INVITES BIDS FOR 1.13 MILLION TONS OF BITUMINOUS COAL FOR Q2' 17
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Friday, 03 February 17
U.S. WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION DECLINED 3.9% W/W; ROSE 17.7% Y/Y
COALspot.com – U.S., the world’s second largest coal producers have produced approximately totalled an estimated 16.1 million short ton ...
Wednesday, 01 February 17
MARKET INSIGHT - PANOS TSILINGIRIS
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Tuesday, 31 January 17
A CASE OF NEW YEAR BLUES FOR THE FAR EAST? - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
Unlike the typical lull in the market that we note during the period just prior to the Chinese New Year, 2017 has proved to be fairly m ...
Monday, 30 January 17
DUE TO LUNAR YEAR HOLIDAYS, THE FREIGHT MARKET STAYED WEAK
COALspot.com: Due to Lunar year holidays and celebration, the Freight market was down in all segments this past week.
The Baltic Exchange, tra ...
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- PTC India Limited - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- White Energy Company Limited
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Planning Commission, India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
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