1,200 Georgian, 100 foreigner sailors return home through 'green corridor' created by Georgia
Georgia started to perform the function of a transit country in the process of the repatriation of seafarers on June 15. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia has helped about 1,200 Georgian sailors and 100 sailors from other countries return home through so-called ‘green corridors.’
Georgia started to perform the function of a transit country in the process of the repatriation of seafarers on June 15.
The Maritime Transport Agency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is assisting Georgian sailors return to their homeland as well as to be employed on ships free of charge", reads the press release by the agency.
Only sailors who have certified contracts can use the 'green corridors', the authenticity of which is verified with the shipowner, and crossing the state border of Georgia is carried out only in case of confirmed employment.
Georgian seafarers can now be employed in Australian maritime industry as a relevant Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the two countries.
The certificates of Georgian seafarers are recognised by 52 countries around the world, announces the Georgian Ministry of Economy.
Georgia is ready to perform the function of a transit country in the process of the repatriation of seafarers starting June 15, announces the Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava. Turnava said that Georgia has taken into account the guidelines and requirements of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), which, despite the strict safety standards, greatly simplifies the process of moving seafarers across the country.
Georgian sailors now have the opportunity to be employed on British commercial ships, Georgia’s Maritime Transport Agency (MTA) reports.