The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), in collaboration with the Port of Singapore ( PSA ) and the Fullerton Health Group (FHG), has set up a seafarers' vaccination (SEAVAX) center in Singapore. This SSA-led initiative is supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) with funding from the Singapore Shipping Tripartite Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund. The Port of Singapore contributed photoThe SG-STAR fund was established by MPA and SSA alongside seafarers' unions the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS). Now the fund will be supporting a pilot program to offer vaccination to ocean-going seafarers undertaking crew change in the port of Singapore. Companies and seafarers will need to submit their applications, seven days before the crew arrives in Singapore.

Source: Manila Times October 05, 2021 13:52 UTC