Mandatory preventive measures

06 Apr 2020 / Saudi Arabia

Here after some mandatory preventive measures and instructions that all ships arriving to the Kingdom (of Saudi Arabia) should abide by:

  1. To stop all passenger vessels voyages temporarily between the Kingdom and following coronavirus affected countries (China, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Korea, Sultanate of Oman, Sudan, European Union countries, Swiss Confederation, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and Philippines) with the exception of cargo vessels and evacuation.

  2. To suspend travel of citizens and residents to/from (China, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Korea, Sultanate of Oman, Sudan, European Union countries, Swiss Confederation, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and Philippines) and prevent the entry of travellers who arrive directly from these countries of who were there within (14) days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom.

  3. To suspend the assigning on/off procedures for onboard seafarers to all types of ships that arrive at Saudi ports and those coming from (China, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Korea, Sultanate of Oman, Sudan, European Union countries, Swiss Confederation, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia and Philippines) directly or who were there within (14) days prior to their arrival to the Kingdom.

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Saudi Arabia, contact GAC Saudi Arabia at [email protected])

Source: Mawani Saudi Ports Authority Circular No. (39) 2020

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