The IVORY COAST government declared the state of health emergency up to 31/05/2020. A curfew has been imposed in Abidjan as from 21:00 to 05:00. Schools are closed up to 17/05/2020. All borders are closed for all passengers, gatherings of more 50 people are prohibited and working from home is advised. Offices bank and public bodies are till operational, working from 07:00 to...Read More
State of Emergency has been declared by the Government of Liberia for 21-days as from 10/04/20 i.e. up to 30/04/20 in the county of Montserrado (which includes the city and port of Monrovia). Most of the public administration and commercial entities are closed except essential public and private bodies. Individuals have been requested to stay at home and are...Read More
The Government has declared the full country in health emergency state The Government has declared the full country in health emergency state and a curfew has been in force from 7 pm to 6 am since 02/04/2020). All schools, universities and institutes have been closed since 19/03/2020 as well as churches and mosques. Social distancing has been recommended and the Government imposed the compulsory wearing of masks since 15/03/2020 until further notice. A...Read More
The Kenya Ports Authorities (KPA) have issued a circular note on the 21st of April 2020 informing that vessels arriving in Mombasa with bulk cargo will be discharged directly on trucks without prior bagging. Usually the bagging operations take place at quay all along the discharging operations and trucks loaded with bagged cargo then leave the port area. As from the 24th of April 2020, the bagging operations are prohibited within the port area...Read More
State of emergency was declared in Senegal on 24/03/2020. Hygiene measures and social distancing have been recommended Curfew from 8 pm to 6 am is still effective. Crew on board foreign vessels calling Senegalese ports for commercial operations are required to stay on board, to refrain from going ashore or to port installations without a special authorization. In addition, the government imposed the...Read More
The government has declared Health Emergency State in Democratic Republic of Congo. However people are free to work in compliance with sanitary measures (minimum personnel only is allowed to stand in the office, prohibition of gathering/groups etc…). The capital Kinshasa is much affected and people located at Gombe (Kinshasa neighborhood) are lock down in order to avoid...Read More
Mass testing for the coronavirus commenced on 19/04 at the Port of Mombasa for the employees of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). Acting Managing Director Eng. Rashid Salim and General Manager Operations and Harbor Master Captain William Ruto coordinated the exercise and were among the first 50 KPA staff to undergo the COVID-19 test. Officials...Read More
In order to control the spreading of the COV-19 virus in Angola, all schools, universities, churches and other gathering places are closed for 2 weeks (as from 27/03/2020) with probable extension. The 5th case is confirmed on 28/03/2020 in Angola with the patients quarantined together with all persons who had been in contact with them. The ports are closed...Read More
The following measures have been taken in order to control the spreading of COVID-19 in Benin: 1-Limitation to the extreme necessity of entering and leaving the land borders of the country. Only essential crossings have been authorized in conjunction with the authorities of neighboring countries. Reinforcement of control measures have been applied for the systematic quarantine...Read More
COVID 19 situation in Tunisia Lock down is mandatory with a curfew as from 6 p.m. The port is open but with some preventive measures that extend the length of the calls. Stevedores’ working time has been shortened, medical controlling is performed upon vessels’ arrival. Flights and maritime connections for passengers have been postponed. All...Read More
