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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, 30 December 16
US WEEKLY COAL PRODUCTION TOTALS 15.2 MMST, DOWN 3.1% - EIA
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Thursday, 29 December 16
CHINA AIMS TO CAP COAL-FIRED POWER CAPACITY AT 1,100 GIGAWATTS BY THE END OF 2020 - REUTERS
China aims to cap total primary energy consumption at around 4.4 billion tonnes of coal equivalent in 2017, the director of the National Energy Adm ...
Wednesday, 28 December 16
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND COMMODITY MARKETS HAVE ALREADY SHOWED CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT AND RENEWED OPTIMISM - GEORGE LAZARIDIS
As 2016 nears to a close many will be breathing a heavy sigh of relief, having made it through one of the toughest years in this century and lookin ...
Wednesday, 28 December 16
BUMA SIGNED APPROXIMATELY US$ 493 MILLION WORTH OF MINING SERVICES CONTRACTS WITH PT ADARO INDONESIA AND PT ANGSANA JAYA ENERGY
COALspot.com: PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk. Has announced that its primary operating subsidiary, PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama ("BUMA") has ...
Monday, 26 December 16
DO THE DERIVATIVES MARKETS MAKE COAL PRICES MORE VOLATILE? 59.21% SAY YES, POLL
COALspot.com: The substantial increase or decrease in coal prices within a short period of time has been supported by a number of fundamental drive ...
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- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Planning Commission, India
- Australian Coal Association
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- White Energy Company Limited
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- PTC India Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
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