"Ships need supply and shipowners and port operators need to work closely with our sector to ensure their ships and crew are looked after," said ISSA president Saeed Al Malik.

ISSA members have been prevented from boarding ships and stopped from supplying essential masks, overalls and PPE safety equipment, he said, reported London's Tanker Operator.

In a submission last year to the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), ISSA told member states delegates that its members continue to experience unwarranted delay, obstruction and unfair charges when they try to enter ports to deliver stores to ships.

Mr Al Malik said the association had issued guidance to its 1,600 members worldwide on how to keep safe when delivering supplies to vessels at port.

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