Through this declaration, the countries commit to ensure that merchant ships can continue to berth at their respective ports and keep the global supply chain going. They will also share experiences in combating Covid-19, amongst other terms.
SINGAPORE (Apr 26): Twenty members of the Port Authorities Roundtable (PAR) from Asia, Europe, Middle East, and North America came together on Friday to declare their commitment to keep their ports remaining open during the Covid-19 outbreak.
According to a press release by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Friday, the Singapore-initiated declaration calls for maritime countries – running major ports such as Abu Dhabi, Antwerp, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Busan, Barcelona, Bangkok, Los Angeles, Rotterdam, and Shanghai – to collaborate and share best practices so that port operations can remain undisrupted.
