Due to an outbreak of HANTAVIRUS in Chile the local authorities in Peru are taking preventative measures with ships that have previously called in Chile.
Circular 9/97: Annual General Meeting
01/09/1997
We have been advised that the state water police in Bremerhaven are checking ship's oil record books regarding handling of waste oil products, and that they appear to be particularly concentrating on engine sludge.
Source of information: Shipsmaster through Ship Inspector (see K.S.Lumbers)
We understand from an owner loading cargoes of rubber bales out of Liberia that they are presently finding many bales contaminated with insect larvae. Reportedly these are being found in between the individual sheets. Whilst not causing claims upon the cargo they have left several ships with serious infestation problems.
11 - 08/97 - Drugs - Expiry Dates - Brazil
31/07/1997
Further to Bulletin 9. We are also seeing in this area the expiry dates of drugs carried on board (in the hospital) being checked closely. If these are found to be out of date fines are made against the ship. This is happening on a regular basis with ships arriving from the West Africa Coast being targetted the most.
The port of Novorossiisk consists of three docks: the East Dock, Central Dock and West Dock. All steel being shipped out from these berths is stored in the open and is not protected from the elements. When the port encounters gales from the seaward side of the port these berths are exposed to salt water spray.
8 - 07/97 - Scrap Metal out of Finland
30/06/1997
We have been reminded of problems arising on cargoes of scrap/steel turnings being shipped out of the ports of Kotka and Naantali in Finland.
Please note that due to an outbreak of dengui -- a disease transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, likewise yellow fever -- the Ministry of Health has ordered the Port Health Authorities in Brazil, particularly those based in Santos, Salvador and Recife, to tighten the checking of vaccination certificates.
6 - 06/97 - Deballasting Problems - Ukraine
31/05/1997
Some dubious practices have been brought to our attention in the ports of Odessa, Ilyichevsk and Yuzhny. All ships visiting these ports mainly those loading and with water ballast on board are being inspected on arrival by the SIPBS (State Inspection for Protection of the Black Sea).