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Of late, the All India Seafarer & General Workers Union has written a letter to the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal alleging that China has not been allowing entry of ships to its ports with Indian crew on board since March 2021. The workers union has sought the central government’s help in resolving the ‘unofficial ban’ The unofficial imposed by China on vessels entering its ports with Indian seafarers. This is not the first instance as some Indian sailors faced a similar issue earlier in 2021 when China did not allow ban imposed two foreign ships with them onboard to berth at its port. by China has The unofficial ban imposed by China has affected about 20,000 Indian seafarers facing threat of affected about job loss, as companies are not recruiting them for the China-bound ships. 20,000 Indian China has clarified that the restrictions are not targeted on ships crewed by Indian seafarers, but seafarers. said that some measures are directed only to control the impending third wave of pandemic, and to ease the supply chain disruptions. The Chinese Ministry of Transportation confirmed recently that it was blocking crew changes for at least 30 days from certain crewing agencies and management companies, after positive cases of the virus were discovered among crewmembers coming ashore. However, the Maritime Association of Shipowners, Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA), is in regular touch with the Indian Shipping Ministry regarding crew change challenges faced by Indian seafarers and is in dialogue with the concerned states to find a resolution to this stalemate. Abhijeet Sangle, Working President of the All India Seafarer and General Workers Union, claimed it to be China’s tactic to isolate Indian seafarers in order to provide better prospects to its sailors. The central government and the Director General of Shipping of India must deal with the issue seriously and sort it out with the Chinese counterparts, as 80 per cent of seafarers on various ships come from India and without them the shipping industry which is already witnessing several supply chain disruptions may get into troubled waters. 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Our Passion. Our constant further development serves the goal of being able to handle your cargo even more efficiently in the future. liebherr.com Liebherr maritime cranes CONTENTS VOLUME 13 | ISSUE 05 | JULY-SEPTEMBER 2021 LOGISTICS IN THE COMBAT AGAINST COVID-19 12 Cover Story Logistics service providers have braved the 10 23 pandemic and maintained the supply chain MAJOR PORT AUTHORITY BILL 2020 LOGISTICS against all the odds, while exercising necessary Will it change the culture of Picking up the precautions to ensure both medical supplies and major ports? Gauntlet essentials of life are delivered in-time The new legislation is completely We have faced two waves of the Interviews silent about the operational pandemic, while in the first wave and financial efficiency and the entire country was caught the accountability of the board off-guard, but in the second wave members towards the performance. the response was stronger, wise There are no provisions for the and effective. accountability part. 25 Vaishnav Shetty Executive Director, ECU Worldwide 30 21 DEMURRAGE AND DETENTION SEAFARERS CHARGES Seafarers - A drag on the shippers The front line warriors The current supply chain disruption In spite of offering yeoman services is resulting in high detention and 29 during the pandemic to ensure the demurrage charges, which is an Amit Gupta supply chain remains unbroken, offshoot of a sudden surge in Managing Director, Suraj Informatics seafarers have been severely demand and port congestion. strained while performing their Others duties 27 NORTHEAST INDIA: Opening up trade and connectivity 32 CHITTAGONG PORT: Emerging out of congestion 34 EDIBLE OIL: Edible oil imports on slippery ground 36 FUTURE FUELS: Decarbonising ocean trade 39 PORTS: Shielding against natural calamities 41 TERMINALS: Terminals tussle for cargo MARITIME GATEWAY ∙ JULY-SEPTEMBER 2021 6 POINTNUMBERS BLANK & GRAPHS “The positive externalities of GST “Given their huge potential such as unified market, removal advantages, there is a need for of cascading and improved Maharashtra to focus on biofuels competitiveness of goods and and alternate fuels.