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The Indian Ocean MoU authorities have agreed to adopt pragmatic guidance, understanding the necessity to deal with crucial circumstances (such as extending periods of service onboard of seafarers, delaying periods for surveys, inspections and audits, etc. as necessary) amid the COVI-19 pandemic. The Guidance focuses on challenges related to MLC Convention (2006) and to relevant IMO Conventions. Read more: Safety 4 Sea

Dear clients, business partners, and colleagues

The impact of COVID-19 continues to be felt by individuals and the shipping community around the world.

Albion Marine Solutions has always taken the responsibility to protect the well-being of our employees, clients and community. Albion Marine has implemented a strict travel protocol for our personnel. We are fully compliant with recommendations by WHO, Flag State authorities, Port State authorities, clients and control regimes.

We are a company with an international footprint, and the support for our clients is NOT affected by travel restrictions:

• Our local field representatives and service engineers attend vessels in many yards and ports worldwide. Therefore no international travel requires.
• Albion Marine utilizes online and cloud-based software and project management platform, which allows our office personnel to work from any location.

Given the situation, we anticipate delays in the delivery from some equipment suppliers that may affect the retrofit of ballast water treatment systems, scrubbers, offshore and other projects.

Albion Marine recommends Ship Owners to plan and allocate additional time in their implementation schedules.

We continue to support our clients in their current and future projects with our engineering, 3D scan, project management, yard supervision, commissioning, and after-sales support for BWTS and EGCS retrofits.

Albion Marine provides services with our local personnel in China, Canada, the USA, India, Singapore, Croatia, Poland, Spain, Romania and the UK.

As always, you can reach our offices via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or phone (+1 604 529 8488).

We will continue to care for our employees and clients. Any changes to our corporate operations will not affect our commitment to them.

Many shipping companies, yards, and equipment suppliers are suffering losses due to the impact on the shipping industry of the sudden and rapid outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Albion Marine, being a Canadian company with an international footprint, hasn't been affected by travel restrictions:

- Most of our engineers are Canadian and other passport holders with no travel restrictions.

- Albion Chinese local representatives are attending vessels in many yards and ports in China without restrictions or quarantine.

- Albion personnel is attending vessels in EU, Canada, USA, Singapore, India, South America and Middle East without restrictions.

Albion Marine has implemented a strict travel protocol for our personnel. We are fully compliant with recommendations by WHO, Flag State authorities, Port State authorities, clients and control regimes.

Please feel free to contact us if you need assistance with project management or engineering services.

The Shipping industry is gaining more and more experience with operation of Ballast Water Treatment Systems in challenging waters. Many vessels report delays in ballast water operations due to excessive organic or non-organic load on their systems. Albion Marine recommends Ship Operators to include the Contingency Procedures in their Ballast Water Management Plans (BWMP). The procedure needs to be specific to the vessel. IMO has provided a Guidance on contingency measures under the BWM Convention. Quite often, on vessels built with BWTS the contingency measures were not included in BWMP. Please contact Albion Marine in case BWMP for your vessel needs to be revised. Guidance on contingency measures under the BWM Convention Secretariat