A special task force has been set up by the energy majors and key ship charterers to investigate different way of conducting ship vetting inspections during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In its latest updated guidance to inspectors, the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) said this group is looking at strategies and methods in the short and mid-term to mitigate the impact of the outbreak on inspection programmes, their users, ships’ crew, operators and inspectors.