Immigration
officers start new wave of strike action in Brazil ahead of cruise
season
Inchcape
Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, is advising
of a new wave of strike action by immigration officers in Manaus and Amazonas
which could impact the start of the cruise season in Brazil.
The
official strike by immigration officers follows a break up in salary
negotiations with the government and is considered a strategic move before the
cruise season commences next month. During the new strike, immigration officers
will only work daily between 08.30am and 11.00am and will not attend ship or
airport clearances.
Says
Francisco Villagrán, Regional Operations Manager - South America: “If the strike
action does continue into October the cruise sector will be strongly affected.
Amazonas is one of the principal cruise destinations in the region.”
ISS
Brazil will continue to monitor developments and keep clients advised
accordingly.
Notes
to Editors
Inchcape
Shipping Services is the world's leading maritime services provider. With over
293 proprietary offices in 67 countries, and a workforce of over 3,700, the
company’s diverse global customer base now includes owners and charterers in the
oil, cruise, container and bulk commodity sectors as well as naval, government
and inter-governmental organisations.
ISS
provides landside commercial and humanitarian logistics, transit, offshore
support, informational and other associated marine services. The company also
provides a growing range of outsourcing services including global crew and
marine spares logistics; port hub agency management; and sophisticated
Enterprise Resource Planning solutions through its subsidiary
ShipNet.
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