The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the recent Mpox clade 1b strain outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. This is due to a surge in cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes.
In Circular 23/14 of August 11, 2014 entitled Steel Cargo Pre-Load Surveys: all recommendations in regard to the conduct of precautionary surveys of certain steel cargoes to minimize the prospect of spurious steel cargo claims.
A ship in the Red Sea faced multiple attacks on 13 August, including strikes using an Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV), attributed to Yemen’s Houthi rebels, 63NM southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen.
Action to be taken when dealing with coal cargo.
Full advisory at the following link.
https://maritimecyprus.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/coal-cargo-care-checklist.pdf