Genco Shipping & Trading pulls off first full crew change under Singapore's new virus protocols

Owner says it 'feels good' to repatriate Indian crew who had been at sea for up to 10 months

7 June 2020 22:03 GMT Updated 10 June 2020 13:34 GMT

in Stamford

New York-based Genco Shipping & Trading has pulled off what it said is the first full crew change by a shipowner since March in Singapore and the first allowed under the nation's new Covid-19 regime.

The change aboard the 180,000-dwt capesize Genco Liberty (built 2016) was completed on Saturday, the New York-listed bulker owner told TradeWinds. The 19-man crew has been repatriated to India after many had been aboard the vessel for eight to 10 months.