CHINA'S reopening is causing positivity for shipping, while crew managers feel relief as the country has made crew changes easier for the first time in almost three years, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
As part of ending its zero-Covid policy, China has allowed travel in and out of the country, with crew leaving or joining ships in China no longer needing to quarantine.
Seafarers coming from overseas must now only take a covid test 48 hours prior to the departure of their last port of call before entering the nation.
Airlines are ramping up the volume of flights in and out of the country regardless of the Covid numbers across China.
Chinese oil demand fell last year for the first time in 20 years.
This year, the International Energy Agency expects to see a rise of 800,000 barrels per day, representing half of the global growth in oil demand.
'There are some indications that the worst may be passed with short-term mobility indicators in major cities improving and Chinese refineries returning to the global market,' said a report from Arctic Securities.
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As part of ending its zero-Covid policy, China has allowed travel in and out of the country, with crew leaving or joining ships in China no longer needing to quarantine.
Seafarers coming from overseas must now only take a covid test 48 hours prior to the departure of their last port of call before entering the nation.
Airlines are ramping up the volume of flights in and out of the country regardless of the Covid numbers across China.
Chinese oil demand fell last year for the first time in 20 years.
This year, the International Energy Agency expects to see a rise of 800,000 barrels per day, representing half of the global growth in oil demand.
'There are some indications that the worst may be passed with short-term mobility indicators in major cities improving and Chinese refineries returning to the global market,' said a report from Arctic Securities.
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