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Baleària reduces between 20 and 40% the capacity of its ships to guarantee safety against the Covid-19

May 29 from 2020 - 08: 48

Baleària It will reduce the capacity of all its ships between 20 and 40 percent, depending on the configuration of the ships and the reserves, and thus guarantee a sufficient social distance between the different groups of passengers, which will consist of the separation by aisle or seat. empty. "We guarantee that both individuals traveling as couples or families are separated from other passengers", explained Adolfo Utor, president of the company, who recalled that ships, due to their capacity and their wide, open and ventilated spaces, are the means of transport that best allows maintaining the social distance between passengers. "With this reduction in capacity, we add extra security to our clients, assuming restrictions that go beyond those established by the health authorities", has pointed out. It should also be remembered that in the case of ferries they have cabins, which are private spaces and only for passengers of the same reservation.

Baleària has taken numerous measures that allow it to be the first shipping company in the world to obtain the Global Safe Site Covid-19 label in its highest degree (Excellence) by the international certification and inspection entity Bureau Veritas, which in addition to certifying and Checking compliance with all established security protocols, periodically analyzes the possible presence of Covid-19 on ships and in the maritime stations of Dénia and València, whose management depends on Baleària.

The security protocols implemented by the shipping company go beyond the obligations and guidelines indicated by the health authorities. To guarantee a safe boarding, Baleària sends the boarding pass to passengers through WhatsApp, preventing them from having to go through the box office, and has reorganized boardings with time slots assigned to different groups, to avoid queues and crowds. On boarding, hydroalcoholic gel is dispensed and passengers are measured with thermographic cameras, easy totems or manual thermometers.

Both in the terminals and on board, constant cleanings are carried out with certified products for the disinfection of Covid-19, and daily disinfections with systems by nebulization and ozone generation, which reaches all corners of the treated surfaces. Signs have been incorporated into ships and maritime stations to maintain the social safety distance, as well as posters and videos that recall the recommendations, and partitions have been installed in the direct attention areas. It should be remembered that the use of masks is mandatory on board ships and at sea stations.

Finally, all crews and operations personnel have undergone a specific training and awareness plan on prevention of Covid-19, which will allow the shipping company to guarantee strict compliance with all the sanitary measures implemented.

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